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When were you happiest?
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
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Now. When I see my two children enjoying each other's company.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 May 2008 source ↗
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Right now, in the present. I have a short memory.
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