Being overly critical.
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The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.
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My inferiority complex.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2010 source ↗
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Lack of confidence.
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My phobias. I’m down to two, so I take that as a positive sign.
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View profile →To be abandoned.
To be dishonest. Sometimes people have to be dishonest in order not to hurt, but if someone is basically dishonest, that is a different matter.
In the mountains, climbing into beautiful places—anything that has to do with nature. I feel best in nature or near nature. And I was most happy, of course, when I was with my husband and we were in beautiful landscapes.
First of all, to be in love. The second way of being very happy is to be able to get the best out of yourself, whatever it is.
Mandela. Also, artists and painters. I admire people who are creative.
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