Noah Harari
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Now. I’ve learned to adjust my expectations to reality better than when I was 20 or 10.
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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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Picnicking on the Downs with my family and dog – birds singing, sea sparkling, and mobile switched very firmly off.
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Heidi Klum
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The first time I saw each of my four children’s faces.
Audra McDonald
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In the hospital giving birth to my second daughter with my first daughter right there in the room as it was happening. I don’t remember any pain. I just remember feeling more alive and full of fierce mama bear love than at any other point in my life.
Sofia Coppola
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Driving my convertible over the Bay Bridge when I was 18, listening to Thinking of You by Sister Sledge.
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I very often set my heart on things – and if they don’t happen, I’m not great at dealing with disappointment.
Following the Zen proverb: you should sit and meditate for 20 minutes; if you’re too busy, then you should sit and meditate for an hour.
Not to have been joined by more Green MPs … yet.
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