Deplore is a heavy word. I don’t deplore it but I constantly feel the pull of my old Midwestern ways of eating. Boy, can I put some pancakes away.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2023 source ↗
The question
Which trait in yourself do you like least?Originally asked
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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.
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David Hockney
Painter, draughtsman, printmaker and photographer
That I give way too quickly.
Sally Field
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Overall I’d have to say my earnestness.
Procrastination ... getting overwhelmed ... getting stuck.
My intense self-loathing.
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View profile →Again, not gonna change anything about myself. I’ve really learned to appreciate everything. Okay, maybe I’d be taller. How about that?
To let fear overcome my life. We’re not gonna let that happen because love is always greater than fear.
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