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The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 5 July 2016 source ↗
The question
What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
Verbatim recurring item in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire; two publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.
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Malala Yousafzai
Education campaigner; co-founder of the Malala Fund; United Nations Messenger of Peace
Being grateful for what you have.
Being in love while organizing my closet.
It’s never going to be absolutely perfect. There will always be something you would change if you could.
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The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
I’d like to die anytime after the age of 90—in my sleep!
I know we all have to die, but when my time comes, I’d rather it not be because a goose flew into the engine of a plane I’m on.
I’m disorganized.
Oprah Winfrey. She always does the right thing—even when no one is looking.
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