Emily Watson
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About half an hour ago, watching through the window as my dad and two-year-old daughter walked to the paper shop together.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
It’s hard to pick one time. I feel like I’m quite a happy person. My ninth birthday was epic, though.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2014 source ↗
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Paul McKenna
British hypnotist and TV personality
Pleasure is a glass of champagne, happiness is when you are living your values. I get up each morning and I’m excited by the day, and I have good health. This is the happiest that I’ve ever been.
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When I had my first kid and when I had my first big success with I Gotta Feeling.
Niamh Cusack
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When my son was born. Actually, probably a month after, when I got over the enormous responsibility of being a mum.
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Eating breakfast foods at a time of the day other than breakfast. Pancakes for dinner—I’m happy.
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