I like being in the workforce; it keeps me grounded.
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The question
What do you value most in your friends?Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
A fixed Vanity Fair Proust Questionnaire item asked across its three-decade archive, with independent variants in friendship and profile interviews.
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Al Franken
Senator and comedian
A sense of humor, integrity, intelligence. Also, factual accuracy.
They’ll help me dump a body off the turnpike.
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I don't know if there's a market for a tiny Asian superhero.
Carlos Slim Helú
Businessman and investor; chairman of Grupo Carso and América Móvil
It's important to give a better country to your children, but it is more important to give better children to your country.
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I don't have a lot of regrets in my life.
I don't have a lot of regrets in my life.
I looked straight across at the clock and I was disappointed with the time. I should have run under 49 and I didn't. And I knew I had a lot more in me.
I like looking feminine and I enjoy being a role model. I enjoy being a woman. It all comes down to having the confidence to be who you are.
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