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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
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The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 July 2017 source ↗
Pleasure is a glass of champagne, happiness is when you are living your values. I get up each morning and I’m excited by the day, and I have good health. This is the happiest that I’ve ever been.
In the car with my kids, singing Purple Rain.
I've often reached the dizzying heights of ecstasy holding a pint of frothy seasonal ale in Fagan's pub, chatting away with Tom the landlord.
I have become progressively happier as I’ve got older. It’s to do with not striving as much.
Yesterday, when Gemma, my wife, played me The End Of Suffering by Thich Nhat Hanh when we were driving into Hollywood.
Not one of mine.
I was an air display pilot for 15 years, and watched most of my friends die in crashes. When the children came along, I got out of it.
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