Kwame Kwei-Armah
Actor and playwright
As someone who cared about others.
What would you like to be remembered for?
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What advice would you give your twenty-year-old self, and what should they ignore?
Time & hindsight
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Time & hindsight
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What is your favourite side project?
Craft & work
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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When was the last time you changed your mind about something?
Change of mind
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What problem are you still trying to solve?
Craft & work
Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
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.
Then, I would have made a difference to humankind. That will be the legacy I would like to leave.
Rediff.com, 10 August 2011 source ↗
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Cybill Shepherd
American actress and former model
My epitaph says: 'We'll make this a comedy yet.' I've already planned it.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy
British journalist
As devastatingly talented, gorgeous and wise, but I’m not betting on it.
Derek Sivers
Founder of CD Baby; author of Anything You Want
It would be nice if my books were valued greatly, even after my death.
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View profile →One day, I spoke to him about my sense of shame. He looked me in the eyes and told me that brewing was a science; it was not about getting drunk. He did not stop there. He said: 'Do not make judgment on things, people, and issues with half information.' He said there is truth in everything you see around. So, look for everything in its entirety. That was a game-changing moment for me.
You always have to believe in your principles and take the route that is fair, even if it is tougher.
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Kripa Mahalingam, Secret diary of an entrepreneur, Outlook Business, 24 March 2018
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Apart from my business I engage in civic issues. I do a lot of work with the Government of Karnataka, both for the biotech sector as well as for the city of Bangalore.
As a businesswoman, I admire Indra Nooyi, because of the way she is transforming Pepsi into a 'healthy' fast food organisation
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Shweta Punj, Most Powerful Women in Business 2011, Business Today, 18 September 2011
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I guess my learning about regulatory strategies is much better now, and I may have designed many clinical trials differently - for example, oral insulin.
I really want to bring an innovative drug to the global market.
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