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I believe happiness is in the moment, so now.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2013 source ↗
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Pleasure is a glass of champagne, happiness is when you are living your values. I get up each morning and I’m excited by the day, and I have good health. This is the happiest that I’ve ever been.
When I was naive to the complexities of life.
August 16, 1985. My dad took me and my brothers Andre and Tony to see the Fresh Fest at the Nassau Coliseum, on Long Island. We saw Whodini, the Fat Boys, and Grandmaster Flash. Greatest day of my life. The births of my children were big days, too, but billions of people have children—only 15,000 people saw that show.
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My dad, because he is full of integrity and good humour; and my grandad, because he's full of the same.
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