Self-importance, arrogance.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2013 source ↗
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Dishonesty. It destroys relationships. It’s something celebrities especially have to guard against because people are prone to tell you what they think you want to hear rather than the truth.
Seth Meyers
American comedian and TV host
Taking fucking forever. Can’t you see I’m waiting?
Entitlement or a lack of manners. Though I find they often flock together.
Bullying, flakiness, rudeness, lack of humility, being patronising and ungenerous.
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In my sleep. And I don’t think about it. It’ll be what it’ll be.
My wife going on The Real Housewives of New York City.
I’m certainly not going to tell it here.
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