Ed Harris
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Greed and stupidity.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
To place faith over facts.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2019 source ↗
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Ardal O'Hanlon
Irish comedian and actor
Lack of self-doubt.
Inability to listen.
Probably the same thing.
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A world destroyed by science-denying mediocrity.
They can take the piss out of me and it still feels like wisdom and loyalty.
Playing around in my studio by myself, discovering the possibility of new ideas.
A little more self-confidence wouldn’t hurt.
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