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What is the trait you most deplore in others?

197 answers answered between 1974 and 2026 one of 25 in The Q&A

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Yogi Berra Baseball catcher and manager; ten-time World Series winner with the New York Yankees
Talking too much.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2010 source ↗
Rafael Nadal Spanish professional tennis player, 2001–2024
Selfishness and no respect for the others.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2010 source ↗
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball player and author
Dishonesty. It destroys relationships. It’s something celebrities especially have to guard against because people are prone to tell you what they think you want to hear rather than the truth.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2020 source ↗

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