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.
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Vogue's 73 Questions repeatedly asks respondents to select the work, relationship, or achievement that makes them proudest.
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Robin Denselow, Guardian interview on Three Letters from Sarajevo, The Guardian, 27 February 2019 source ↗
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View all 106 →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.
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.
I guess my very first award when I was 10 years old, at the Adelaide River country music competition,
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