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The only drink I really, really like is champagne.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 April 2022 source ↗
The question
Which trait in yourself do you like least?Originally asked
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The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.
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Olly Alexander
English singer and actor
I can be an overthinker and a vicious self-critic.
Sometimes I follow my instincts more than my reason.
Danielle Steel
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Not always standing up for myself enough.
Alice Waters
Chef, restaurateur and food activist
The inclination to pretend I read a friend’s book when maybe I didn’t completely finish.
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A cream suit from Chanel that cost almost as much as a small car.
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Meryl Streep. For all her truthful and perfected offerings that have taken me to an “elsewhere”, in which my mind could feel both soothed and stimulated.
Talking in cliches. We have the most economic, resonant and versatile language in the world, yet so many people use it in a dull and boring way.
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