June Brown
English actress and author
Childhood, up until the age of seven, when my sister died.
When were you happiest?
Question
What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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In college, meeting my wife and then having our first child, and marching together to bring down the walls of Jim Crow.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2012 source ↗
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Matt Smith
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I believe happiness is in the moment, so now.
Lauren Laverne
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There are different flavours of happy, but I think my favourite is the quiet contentment when several generations of family are sitting together watching a crowd-pleaser like Harry Potter on the telly.
When my UK citizenship was approved. It’s taken me eight years and lots and lots of money. I was at home in South Africa when I received the news and my mum said, “I am so happy for you because this is your glitterball.”
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