The question
If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be?Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
Verbatim recurring item in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire; two publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I would like to be more accepting of the faults of others.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 22 January 2013 source ↗
Indecisiveness. It can be really annoying, especially when I am out to dinner and can’t decide between the chicken or the fish.
Thinking that I am not enough or not beautiful the way I am. That thinking is super-dangerous.
Nothin’. All my experiences, talents, wins, and L’s make me who I am today. I am constantly evolving, learning, and working toward not just being great, but also staying true to who I’ve always been—just a kid with a big dream from the LBC.
Balancing my inner and outer life.
Of choking on some food and having no one nearby to do the Heimlich maneuver.
A willingness to go with my gut feeling, rather than wait a day and contemplate other options.
Sitting in a living room with my sister, Pat Thaler, and her seven grandchildren and just talking with them. They range in age from 9 to 21 years old.
Gloria Steinem, Rachel Maddow, Monica Lewinsky, Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, Malala Yousafzai
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