Bryan Stevenson.
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Mandela. Also, artists and painters. I admire people who are creative.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2010 source ↗
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Stevie Wonder: he’s brought so much joy to the world for so many years.
Michael Frayn – such modesty, talent, kindness and bottomless curiosity.
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To be dishonest. Sometimes people have to be dishonest in order not to hurt, but if someone is basically dishonest, that is a different matter.
First of all, to be in love. The second way of being very happy is to be able to get the best out of yourself, whatever it is.
My inferiority complex.
In the mountains, climbing into beautiful places—anything that has to do with nature. I feel best in nature or near nature. And I was most happy, of course, when I was with my husband and we were in beautiful landscapes.
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