Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?

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Bill Gates Co-founder of Microsoft; co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

I was too emotional about something not going too well.

Recorded Times of India editors, TOI Guest Editor interview, The Times of India, 17 November 2017 source ↗

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