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What is your idea of perfect happiness?

167 answers answered between 1999 and 2026 one of 5 in The Proust Questionnaire

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Warren Buffett Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, 1970–2025
The reaction of my family and me to our extraordinary good fortune is not guilt, but rather gratitude. Were we to use more than 1% of my claim checks on ourselves, neither our happiness nor our well-being would be enhanced. In contrast, that remaining 99% can have a huge effect on the health and welfare of others.
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