For making a difference.
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Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I think any of us will be lucky to be remembered at all.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 August 2024 source ↗
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du Beke
English dancer and TV presenter
As a wonderful husband and a great father, and somebody who inspired others to pursue their own dreams, like Fred Astaire inspired me.
Burt Reynolds
American actor
He gave people laughter.
Julia Ormond
English actress
As having been loving and fun.
More from Michael Flatley
View profile →My recent battle with cancer.
I always try to see the good. I never look for the bad.
Digging foundations in the freezing-cold Chicago winters.
On my deathbed thinking I wish I would have done something that I didn’t do.
The day my son was born.
You’re going to come up against brick walls in life. You’ve got to go over them, under them, around them, or crash through them, but somehow or other you’ve got to get to the other side.
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