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What fills you with the most pride?

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Vogue's 73 Questions repeatedly asks respondents to select the work, relationship, or achievement that makes them proudest.

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Victor Ambros

Developmental biologist; Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine for the discovery of microRNA

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Yes, and that gives me incredible pride, and the fact that Ruvkun is the other awardee, is incredible, because Gary is such a good friend. I mean you ask me what my first sense was, it’s surprise, and secondly of course it’s a kind of muted joy because, you know, whenever this kind of thing happens to basic scientists, especially scientists working on the nematode, I think it’s a wonderful thing for everybody doing this kind of work.

Adam Smith, Telephone interview following the announcement of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, The Nobel Prize, October 2024 source ↗

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Barry Scheck Defence lawyer; co-founder of the Innocence Project
I take great pride in the fact that we have a whole movement of people that are working on these cases, obviously, to get innocent people out of prison, and identify those who really committed the crime. But most importantly, it is a movement of criminal justice reform. And that we have made a big difference, I hope, in the system. We have prosecutors forming what we call “conviction integrity” units to try to look at miscarriages of justice and work cooperatively with defense lawyers to change the results. We are really trying to make some fundamental changes in the way the criminal justice system operates.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, Napa Valley, California, 14 September 2014 source ↗
Ronald Reagan 40th President of the United States, 1981–1989; Governor of California 1967–1975
The way I see it, there were two great triumphs, two things that I'm proudest of. One is the economic recovery, in which the people of America created -- and filled -- 19 million new jobs. The other is the recovery of our morale. America is respected again in the world and looked to for leadership.
Recorded Oval Office, The White House, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, 11 January 1989 source ↗
Jean Tirole Economist; Nobel laureate in economic sciences for the analysis of market power and regulation
Well, I’m very proud, this is true, I mean. But, you know, it’s also being with the right people, in the right place, at the right moment. And, you know, it’s a team work too.
Recorded Adam Smith, Telephone interview following the announcement of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, The Nobel Prize, 13 October 2014 source ↗
Shinya Yamanaka Stem cell biologist; Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 2012
I strongly feel that this is, that I am able to receive this award because of John Gurdon and also many other researchers in the field. This field has a long history, starting with John Gurdon. So I feel very lucky. I may have played some important role in this long history, but it was not myself who initiated this field. So that’s my feeling right now.
Recorded Adam Smith, Telephone interview recorded shortly after the prize announcement, October 2012, Nobel Prize Outreach, 1 October 2012 source ↗

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