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What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?

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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire

Verbatim recurring item in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire; two publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.

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Warren Buffett Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, 1970–2025
The reaction of my family and me to our extraordinary good fortune is not guilt, but rather gratitude. Were we to use more than 1% of my claim checks on ourselves, neither our happiness nor our well-being would be enhanced. In contrast, that remaining 99% can have a huge effect on the health and welfare of others.
Recorded His own pledge letter, written on joining the Giving Pledge in 2010, The Giving Pledge, 2010 source ↗
Being in a Broadway theater full of people laughing their heads off at one of my shows.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 14 December 2021 source ↗
Eugene Levy Actor and writer
Devouring an egg salad sandwich with the salt, pepper, and mayo in exactly the right proportion.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 8 November 2019 source ↗

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