When were you happiest?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Recorded Vinnie Jones said elsewhere, not written here
In 1988, when the final whistle went in the FA Cup final and we beat Liverpool.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 June 2016 source ↗

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Edmund Hillary Mountaineer and explorer; first ascent of Everest, 1953
Those years from 1953 to 1975 were extremely happy years for me. I did many adventurous activities. I got deeply involved in these aid programs for the people of the Himalayas. I had a nice family, we took our family into the out-of-doors, we camped and we swam and we clambered around the hills. For me, it was a very full and a very happy existence.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview source ↗
Phil Daniels English actor and singer
When I was a kid, I ran everywhere, pretending I was in the Olympics, and would always sprint the last 20 yards home to win gold.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2014 source ↗
January 15, 1991. Walking up Congress Avenue in Austin, with thousands of others, to see Mom sworn in as governor of Texas.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2018 source ↗
Fay Ripley English actress, television presenter, cookbook author
When my kids had little teeth and curly hair, and hadn’t discovered the idea of wanting to leave home.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2022 source ↗

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