A world destroyed by science-denying mediocrity.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2019 source ↗
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What do you fear most?Originally asked
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View all 256 →I become very anxious if I think I’ve hurt someone.
Helen George
English actress
Having no purpose.
I am petrified of bikini waxing. I had a very bad experience in 1978.
Stephen Fry
Actor, writer and broadcaster
Being found out.
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A little more self-confidence wouldn’t hurt.
Playing around in my studio by myself, discovering the possibility of new ideas.
To place faith over facts.
Showing off onstage, with everyone laughing and applauding.
Sir David Attenborough, John Prendergast.
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