Simply as a man who put a smile on the face of everyone he met.
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A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 April 2021 source ↗
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View all 214 →Just being remembered at all would be great.
For being joyful.
Not for a long time.
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View profile →I wanted to perform in some way, but I didn’t think it was viable. Teachers told me I should be a barrister, because I was always arguing with them.
Some of my teachers. I was a bit of a handful as a kid. They were just trying to do their job and I made it very difficult.
Openness, curiosity and compassion.
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Less admin, emails, phone calls; more space to think, read and sleep.
I would care less about what people think.
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