What are you most proud of?

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Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions

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

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Recorded Goran Bregović said elsewhere, not written here
One of the things I’m proudest of is that today is a Friday, and hundreds of Gypsy bands will be playing for tips, and they will play a lot of my songs. I like the idea that because of that, some kid will have marmalade on his bread.

Robin Denselow, Guardian interview on Three Letters from Sarajevo, The Guardian, 27 February 2019 source ↗

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Kei May Lau Chair Professor of Electronic and Computer Engineering at HKUST; semiconductor and photonics researcher
I am most proud of the legacy of my students and postdocs. The real triumph, for me, is witnessing the transformation of the individuals who have passed through my lab. They arrive with potential and leave making substantial impacts. Seeing them flourish professionally and contribute meaningfully to our field is, without a doubt, my greatest accomplishment.
Recorded Written Q&A in the journal's Light People series, Light: Science & Applications, 11 March 2024 source ↗
Bob Woodward Investigative reporter and author; associate editor of The Washington Post
I don’t know whether I feel pride. I think pride is hubris. I think it is an emotion that if you bask in it, it’s like hate; it will destroy you. So I don’t make those kinds of assessments. I like what I do. I am repeatedly struck by how I have missed part of the story, always.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, Washington D.C., 1 May 2003 source ↗
Shimon Peres Prime Minister and later President of Israel; Nobel Peace laureate
I don’t know if I’m proud really, but if I have to compliment myself, I would just do it on those occasions where I have had a chance to save a life of a person or a child. This is in my eyes a real achievement. The rest? You try, but the ultimate test is saving life.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, Washington, D.C., 2 May 2003 source ↗
Jessica Mauboy Australian singer and actress; the first Indigenous artist to top the ARIA album chart
I guess my very first award when I was 10 years old, at the Adelaide River country music competition,
Recorded Chantelle Bozicevic, 9honey Celebrity interview, Nine (9honey Celebrity), 1 August 2025 source ↗

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