Trevor Noah: If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be?

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If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be?

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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire

Verbatim recurring item in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire; two publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Trevor Noah

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If I could change one thing about myself, it would be to change the idea that I should change something about myself.

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 12 October 2016 source ↗

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Danielle Steel Novelist

I wish I were braver, although I try. I work too hard and don’t play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough “fun.”

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2012 source ↗

Laverne Cox

Thinking that I am not enough or not beautiful the way I am. That thinking is super-dangerous.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2018 source ↗

Malala Yousafzai Education campaigner; co-founder of the Malala Fund; United Nations Messenger of Peace

I'm trying to be more organized.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 12 July 2019 source ↗

Bonnie Raitt Singer and guitarist

Balancing my inner and outer life.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 28 September 2022 source ↗

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Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

Racism and bigotry.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2016 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Living a life of regret because of fear.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2016 source ↗

Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

My love of sugar.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2016 source ↗

Question What does happiness look like for you when life is going well? Identity & self

Any day spent laughing with friends or family.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 12 October 2016 source ↗

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

Joseph Opio, a Ugandan writer who has discovered the secrets of happiness.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2016 source ↗

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