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The inability to negotiate peace and truly forgive.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2023 source ↗
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What trait do you most dislike in other people?Originally asked
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Kazuo Ishiguro
Novelist and screenwriter; Nobel laureate in Literature, 2017
The urge to be unpleasant to waitstaff in restaurants.
Passive aggression.
Seth Meyers
American comedian and TV host
Taking fucking forever. Can’t you see I’m waiting?
Ardal O'Hanlon
Irish comedian and actor
Lack of self-doubt.
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As a kind person who cared for others.
Having a great fear.
That we are all no more and no less than a single thread in a gigantic web of life. What we do and how we behave has repercussions for the entire web.
I would deplore feeling deplorable about myself.
My biggest disappointment would be living with disappointment. What a burden to be shackled to. I would be truly disappointed if I didn’t (as the song says) pick myself up, dust myself off, and start all over again.
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