My laziness. Not in work-related matters, but social laziness. Thank-you letters, organization, that sort of thing.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 10 June 2015 source ↗
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If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be?Originally asked
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Mellody Hobson
Co-chief executive and president of Ariel Investments
silver bullet is probably incentives. I think that if corporate America really said, "you're not going to get your full bonus if you don't have a diverse team working for you," I think we'd see some changes, really, really fast.
I would just be content with every moment as it is instead of gnashing my teeth trying to change things all the time.
Yo-Yo Ma
Cellist
My inability to keep track of personal possessions.
Elmore Leonard
Novelist and screenwriter
Convince myself that walking two miles a day isn’t boring.
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View profile →Lying in one of two twin hammocks on an English lawn in June. A glass of something cool and vinous is balanced on my tummy. A speaker hanging above the tree plays Glenn Gould. A Wodehouse novel is spread-eagled on my chest. I will pick it up in a moment. Oh, the other hammock is occupied by my beloved husband.
Probably Daniel Barenboim. His blend of insane talent, intellect, and profound humanitarianism is one that comes along very, very rarely. I would put Martina Navratilova and Stephen Sondheim in a tie for second.
Over two weeks, in a pleasant fug of palliative morphine if necessary. Just time to say a cheerful good-bye to everyone.
Being found out.
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