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What do you consider your greatest achievement?

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Richard Feynman Theoretical physicist; Nobel laureate in Physics, 1965
There was no importance to what I was doing, but ultimately there was.  The diagrams and the whole business that I got the Nobel Prize for came from that piddling around with the wobbling plate.
Recorded Excerpt from “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman”, Engineering and Science / Caltech Magazine, 1985 source ↗
Arnold Schwarzenegger
I have a great family, great friends, and a fantastic career. But I'm also really proud of the work I do for kids—like the Special Olympics, promoting health and fitness for youngsters, and working on afterschool programs, such as the Inner City Games and Arnold's All-Stars.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2003 source ↗
Ed Harris American actor and director
Other than being a decent father, Pollock.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 August 2007 source ↗
David Hasselhoff American actor, singer, and television personality
Singing on the Berlin Wall to a million people in 1989.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗
Sofie Gråbøl Danish actress
Coming back to work after being ill. A year ago I couldn't see that happening. I am still pinching myself.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2014 source ↗
Rupert Graves English actor
Remembering to do things in order, because I have to transcend my nature, which is haphazard.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2015 source ↗
Joely Richardson British actress
My one-woman show playing Emily Dickinson: two hours by myself on stage and over 50 performances. I’m really happy I had the guts to do that.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2015 source ↗
Mel Giedroyc British actress and comedian
If you think that you have one, then you’re a bit of a prat, aren’t you?
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2015 source ↗

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