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Meanness and lying.
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What trait do you most dislike in other people?Originally asked
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View all 193 →Entitlement or a lack of manners. Though I find they often flock together.
Ronnie O'Sullivan
English snooker player
That they think they know it all.
People who can’t read my mind.
Cruelty to animals or children.
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View profile →Oprah Winfrey. Considering the cards she was dealt at birth, what she has achieved is quite something.
Follow your dream and never give up, because it’s not over until the fat lady sings. Ride the adventure!
Sheer drops, like a precipice.
Growing up as a gay boy in a small town, you get used to people saying bad things pretty quickly.
I had to choreograph dancing cows for a commercial. I had to superimpose footage of dancing legs – some were mine – on to the cow. It was bonkers.
I don’t think anyone should deplore anything about themselves. You can always improve things, but by deploring you’re putting yourself on a losing streak.
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