I would like to be remembered for the quality of my work by people who don’t know me; and by the people who know me I’d like to be remembered for being good company.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2020 source ↗
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How would you want people to remember you?Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
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I would like to be remembered for the quality of my work by people who don’t know me; and by the people who know me I’d like to be remembered for being good company.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2020 source ↗
I couldn’t care less.
As being useful.
Through a series of mistakes in write-ups, I’d like to be remembered for something like being Britain’s finest downhill skier or inventing pickled onions.
As the biggest, brightest, most bodacious badass that ever lived.
A BMW 6 series convertible. It was smashing.
I am happiest right now. Things are going really well – my professional life, my personal life, my family life.
To my mum, for never being able to live up to what she would have liked me to be. She always wanted me to be a little princess and I was never going to be that.
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