Gloria Steinem
Writer and feminist organiser
Dying just a millisecond before I was about to say something I really wanted the people I love to hear.
What is your greatest fear?
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Values & belief
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Time & hindsight
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
The exact prompt is fixed in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire and independently sustained in The Guardian's The Q&A over multiple decades.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Turning into my father.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2023 source ↗
Others on this question
View all 256 →When I was little, a couple of rapes took place in Glasgow. I remember my mum saying to walk in the middle of the pavement, and to this day I am very conscious of where I am.
Talking too much.
At age 97 and counting, guess.
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View profile →It’s also one of the best jobs I’ve done, but two hours in, when everyone’s pissed and ignoring you, hosting the Brit awards can be a tough gig.
I dislike dawdlers. When I walk, I do so with purpose. I have no time for people shuffling along.
“You look like a fat Jack Whitehall.”
Don’t make jokes at the expense of Little Mix. They have an ardent fanbase.
I’m rabidly indiscreet. If you tell me an embarrassing story, it will probably end up in one of my scripts or standup routines.
All of my hairstyles from the age of 16 to 25.
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