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As not having been tiresome.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 May 2016 source ↗
The question
How would you want people to remember you?Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
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Mohamed ElBaradei
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, 1997-2009; Nobel Peace Prize 2005
My sister-in-law and I are working towards the same goal, through different paths: the security of the human family.
Armistead Maupin
American writer
As a kind man who told good stories.
Eve Ensler
American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist
As being useful.
Belinda Carlisle
American singer
As a singer who did everything her way, no compromise.
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My own bad prose.
He knows who he is. I’ve apologised. I wish it made more difference.
Getting exactly what I wanted.
I would have taken more drugs.
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