A strong work ethic and enough wealth not to need it.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
That they were loved.
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Adam Gopnik
Staff writer at The New Yorker; essayist
I still think the greatest gift you can give your kids is easy exposure to interesting things. Not compelling them to go see things, but making them feel that art and literature are just parts of the world
Good memories. When I’m gone, I want them to feel that they were always my No 1 priority.
A sense of what’s right, a few quid and some nice paintings.
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Connection, warmth, somebody you can trust and, quite happily, say nothing to.
I wouldn’t because everything is connected with everything else.
To have made people healthier and happier.
Six months ago, I decided to move house. I got a skip, cleared everything out and then thought: “Why am I doing this?” So I remained, and I’m glad I did.
Time blindness.
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