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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Scottie Pippen
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From a professional standpoint, it didn’t get any better than achieving our ultimate goal, whether that meant six NBA championships in eight years, or two Olympic gold medals. But I’m more low-key than people realize. Give me an evening with family or friends, and I’m good.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2021 source ↗

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Christopher Eccleston English actor
Now. I am father to Albert, seven, and Esme, six. I’ve never experienced happiness as complete as caring for them.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2019 source ↗
Joyce Carol Oates Novelist, short story writer and essayist
On two dates: 23 January 1961 and 13 March 2009 (my two weddings).
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 January 2010 source ↗

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