When were you happiest?

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Recorded Richard Wilson said elsewhere, not written here
In my early 20s. I did my national service late, in Singapore. It was liberating to be in a new culture.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2016 source ↗

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Winston Churchill Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1940–1945 and 1951–1955; Member of Parliament 1900–1964
But the years 1895 to 1900 which are the staple of this story exceed in vividness, variety and exertion anything I have known—except of course the opening months of the Great War. When I look back upon them I cannot but return my sincere thanks to the high gods for the gift of existence. All the days were good and each day better than the other. Ups and downs, risks and journeys, but always the sense of motion, and the illusion of hope.
Recorded Chapter of his autobiography, written at Chartwell in 1930, Winston S. Churchill, My Early Life (Thornton Butterworth, 1930), Project Gutenberg Canada, October 1930 source ↗
Jenny Agutter English actress
Last night, having dinner with my husband, John, my son, Jonathan, and his girlfriend, Maude.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2018 source ↗
Simon Callow British actor
At drama school, because I started having relationships with other men and found a satisfying job.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2017 source ↗

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