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When were you happiest?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Probably in the past few years, though maybe it's just some mid-life hormonal surge.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2012 source ↗
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John Grisham
American writer and lawyer
This morning. I had a typical day: got up early, took the dog for a walk, went to the gym for an hour, then wrote for four hours. That makes me a very happy person.
I think when we were doing The Mary Tyler Moore Show. That was the first time that I was able to, on a regular basis, be funny.
Heidi Klum
German-American model and TV host
The first time I saw each of my four children’s faces.
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