I see all my faults and everything ... .
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?Originally asked
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Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman
The fact that sometimes my mouth is a little too big and a little too open and sounds too much like a sailor.
The tendency to withdraw into myself.
Meghan Trainor
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My self-criticism.
Geoffrey Rush
Australian actor
Yielding to the wrong sort of melancholia.
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