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What fills you with the most pride?

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Vogue's 73 Questions repeatedly asks respondents to select the work, relationship, or achievement that makes them proudest.

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Aziz Sancar

Biochemist; Nobel laureate in chemistry for mechanistic studies of DNA repair

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I am of course honoured to get this recognition for all the work I’ve done over the years, but I’m also proud for my family and for my native country and my adopted country, and especially for Turkey it’s quite important.

Adam Smith, Telephone interview following the announcement of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, The Nobel Prize, 7 October 2015 source ↗

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Norman Schwarzkopf United States Army general; commander of coalition forces in the 1991 Gulf War
A man does not get to write his own epitaph. But if I were to write mine it would say the following: He loved his family, and he loved his troops, and they loved him — period.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, Las Vegas, Nevada, 26 June 1992 source ↗
Tara VanDerveer Basketball coach; head coach of Stanford women's basketball 1985–2024
I’m probably—I’m probably most proud of, you know, just the relationships that I have with the players I’ve coached. When, you know, one of—you know, different player will, like, text me, like, you know, “I just had, you know, just had our daughter.” And I’m like, after an hour, I’m like, you know, that like, “Don’t you have something better to do?” You know, you’re an hour into having a newborn. But it’s great, you know. Or being invited to a wedding. You know, just being part of people’s lives
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, New York City, 22 September 2024 source ↗
Daron Acemoglu Economist; Nobel laureate in economic sciences for work on institutions and prosperity
I’m proud of all my heritages, and I’m delighted that I have been able to learn from many different experiences.
Recorded Adam Smith, Telephone interview following the announcement of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, The Nobel Prize, October 2024 source ↗
Shimon Peres Prime Minister and later President of Israel; Nobel Peace laureate
I don’t know if I’m proud really, but if I have to compliment myself, I would just do it on those occasions where I have had a chance to save a life of a person or a child. This is in my eyes a real achievement. The rest? You try, but the ultimate test is saving life.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, Washington, D.C., 2 May 2003 source ↗

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