As someone who was happy, silly and went out there, unafraid, and did what she wanted to do.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 December 2022 source ↗
The question
How would you want people to remember you?Originally asked
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A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
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As someone who was happy, silly and went out there, unafraid, and did what she wanted to do.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 December 2022 source ↗
By my friends as hopefully someone who was a good friend, or at least amusing, but I don’t need to be remembered by people I don’t know.
“Oh, she giggled, didn’t she?”
Not at all! I don’t think that you can really choose what people will like, or say, or even remember about you. I mean, my God, probably the Birkin bag will be known. … If I look myself to find out the date of something — and the first thing that pops up is that bloody bag! I think it’ll be “Je T’aime Moi Non Plus,” when I go feet first, that’ll be the tune they’ll play on the television, and then talk about the bag
Well, the best thing I ever did was marrying Rosalynn. That's the pinnacle of my life. And we've had 69 years together. Still together. And so that's the best thing that happened to me. But I think getting involved in politics and going up, you know, as a state senator, then governor, and then president of the United States is, obviously a glorious event. So - and we have a growing family. We have 22 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren now and they're coming every year. So - so we have a good, harmonious family.
Not being liked.
My books. There’s no greater feeling than a disabled child coming up to me and saying, “I’ve never seen myself in a book before.”
One time I got so drunk in the Soho theatre in London that I fell asleep in the disabled toilet for two hours. People still call the toilet Rosie’s Bedroom.
“You’re not funny.” I fully understand why my comedy might not be right for everyone, but don’t tell me, get on with your day!
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