Chris Packham
English naturalist
Fourteen. Dew-soaked plimsolls, flying my kestrel before school.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2014 source ↗
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There are different kinds of happiness, but the simplest was when I was 13 because what one had to do was so obvious.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2012 source ↗
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Björk Guðmundsdóttir
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Merging with nature or merging with people.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 August 2013 source ↗
Delia Smith
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I am happy most of the time.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 November 2011 source ↗
Perez Hilton
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At the South By Southwest Music Festival last March. Few things make me happier than going to concerts, and this was an epic evening.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2010 source ↗
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Tchaikovsky's 1812, sung by Barry Manilow.
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Self-criticism.
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The demise of the London Daily Mail.
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Lack of self-criticism.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2014 source ↗
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