Where and when were you born?
Where do you live now?
Where was your father born?
What did you most like about your father?
Is there anything you wish your father had done differently?
Where was you mother born?
What was your mother's maiden name?
What did you like most about your mother?
Is there anything you wish your mother had done differently?
Do you know how your parents met?
Tell us what your parents did for a living.
Please tell us about your parents' families (father's siblings, mother's siblings).
Do you have a story about your parents you would like to share (how they met, businesses in which they were involved, challenges they overcame, famous relatives, etc.)?
Do you think the words "I love you" were used enough in your parents' families?
Are you married (if male, what was your wife's maiden name)?
Have you been married more than once?
Do you have children (what are their names and where do they live)?
Do you have grandchildren (how many, what are their names)?
Do you have a nickname? If so, what is the story?
What did you learn from your parents?
How did what you learned from your parents affect your life?
Do you have spiritual beliefs (what are they and how did they affect you)?
Who have your best friends been?
Tell us about your education.
Are you in school at this time (what is your school's name and what grade level are you in)?
What is (was) the name of your school?
Tell us about your experiences with teachers, sports, academics, extracurricular activities, and friends.
What do you think about the value of education?
Tell us about your work (current and past jobs you have had to get to where you are today).
Do you speak any languages in addition to English?
Have you always lived in the United States (if not where else have you lived)?
Did you serve in the military?
Where have you traveled?
How is it that you arrived in this town (name town if not Eugene)?
Do you belong to any organizations?
Tell us about your interests and hobbies.
Have you been involved in sports?
Are you a sports fan?
What do you feel proud of?
What did you do to overcome those things which did not go right for you?
Who influenced you most?
Who was the kindest person you ever met?
From what sources, persons or experiences did you learn the most about life?
What is the most important thing you have done?
Are your relationships important?
What gives you the most pleasure?
When are you the most content?
What is the best thing that ever happened to you?
What is the worst thing that ever happened to you?
Do you have any regrets or disappointments?
How do you think others would describe you?
How do you rate your life in terms of success or failure?
What were you doing when you experienced the most joy?
About what have you been the most passionate?
Under what circumstances have you been happiest?
What have you done that made you the most proud?
Have there been any recurring and consistent themes in your life?
What is the most embarrassing thing that has happened to you?
What did you do that was the most right?
What do you most fear?
Who has loved you unconditionally?
What did that do for you?
If you had three wishes, what would they be?
What is the funniest thing that ever happened to you?
Have you been aware of God's love for you?
How powerful has God's love been in your life?
What advice would give a newly married person?
How do you value things and people?
How are we judged?
How do we form opinions?
How do your values shape the person you are?
How important is forgiveness?
How could the world be a better place?
Do you think cultural "white lies" are okay (such as not speaking directly or honestly about everything from sex to Santa Claus to how we are really feeling)?
Are there any myths you think should be dispelled?
Did you ever experience a moment or period of unique and transformational clarity about life and your role in it (if so how did that affect you)?
If you had children, what are the most important lessons you learned from them?
What single event or period most affected you and the quality and nature of your life afterward?
Do you have any convictions about how to maximize our states of health?
What is most is most important for young people to do to improve the quality of their lives?
Given your experience, what if any advice do you have for young people?
What are the best prospects for the future?
What are the worst prospects for the future?
What has been the best of the best so far?
How do your values shape the person you are?
What would you have done the same and what would you have differently?
Is there anyone in your life to whom you wish you had been more forgiving?
Have you contributed to helping others?
If you knew you had 24 hours to live, ideally how would you spend that time?
Describe a perfect day for you.
We are making a record today which will last a long time.
Today we are making a record which will last for a long time. To those who listen to this interview many generations from now, what would you have them know about you and your life?