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This morning, because each day I feel happier.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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James McAvoy
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When I was 15 or 16 - I slept really well then. Now I sleep on a bed of anxiety-tipped nails.
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When I had my first kid and when I had my first big success with I Gotta Feeling.
The moment I knew I would spend my life with Lisa.
Kirsty Young
Scottish television radio presenter
Running down a hill in midsummer sunshine aged eight, singing ELO's Mr Blue Sky.
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