That injustice, ignorance, and fascism win.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2022 source ↗
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What do you fear most?Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Basketball player and author
Years ago, before I had my current manager, I was taken advantage of by people I’d trusted with my finances. That’s made me especially sensitive to the prospect of financial ruin. I’m constantly advising young athletes to be vigilant when it comes to whom you trust with your finances.
Joyce Carol Oates
Novelist, short story writer and essayist
Sometimes, it is the possibility of loneliness. Other times, it is the possibility of never being alone, having no privacy, being under the control of another.
Romesh Ranganathan
English actor and comedian
My children ending up anything like me.
Living a life of regret because of fear.
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In my sleep in my 90s, after a great gig.
Dolores Huerta.
Being out in a gorgeous natural setting with time to enjoy.
As a kid, my summers at camp in the Adirondacks. And as an adult, when I’m onstage.
Arrogance and entitlement.
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