Unselfishness. I like to surround myself with people who are kind and have feelings for others and their problems.
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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
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When were you happiest?
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How would you like to die?
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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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Loyalty, kindness, honesty, trustworthiness, reliability.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 July 2012 source ↗
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Deep and complex thoughts delivered with a wicked sense of humor.
The ability to be themselves rather than hiding behind a mask.
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View profile →Healthy, happy children. A wonderful, loving partner with whom to share my life.
Not always standing up for myself enough.
My agent Mort Janklow, Sidney Poitier, and Barbara Walters.
I wish I were braver, although I try. I work too hard and don’t play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough “fun.”
The first 10 years of my marriage, when my children were small.
Peacefully, in good physical health, sound of mind, still active, at a great age, with my children around me.
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