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Can't quantify – I am often happy.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2009 source ↗
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Last year. I was with my wife and all my kids in northern California, driving an RV. I remember thinking that life couldn’t possibly get any better.
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I am a happy person. I am happy every day. But if I had to pick a time it would be the first time I fell in love.
Kevin Pietersen
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With no shoes on in the African bush with my family.
Noah Harari
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Now. I’ve learned to adjust my expectations to reality better than when I was 20 or 10.
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