I don’t say that I’m perfect but there’s nothing that I deplore.
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Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Biting my nails.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2019 source ↗
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I love to break rules.
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That I have no patience.
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View profile →They treat me as a regular person.
Why is it that countries which we call strong are so powerful in creating wars but are so weak in bringing peace? Why is it that giving guns is so easy but giving books is so hard? Why is it, why is it that making tanks is so easy, but building schools is so hard?
Women in leadership positions in every field who are using their advantages to inspire younger women.
Losing my family. And fear that the world won't become a better place.
I hate it when my little brothers don't close their mouths when they're eating.
Being grateful for what you have.
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