They can take the piss out of me and it still feels like wisdom and loyalty.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 8 January 2019 source ↗
The question
Which quality in your friends matters most to you?Originally asked
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Warren Buffett
Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, 1970–2025
The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse, and long-standing friends.
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His own pledge letter, written on joining the Giving Pledge in 2010, The Giving Pledge, 2010
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Eugene Levy
Actor and writer
Knowing they are there for you.
Their loving forbearance.
I like all my friends for different reasons, so it’s hard to pick one quality I value most highly overall.
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To place faith over facts.
Sir David Attenborough, John Prendergast.
A world destroyed by science-denying mediocrity.
Showing off onstage, with everyone laughing and applauding.
Playing around in my studio by myself, discovering the possibility of new ideas.
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