Daphne Guinness
British socialite
Aggression without provocation or consequences.
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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If you could have a gigantic billboard anywhere, what would it say and why?
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Failure & regret
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Losing my family. And fear that the world won't become a better place.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2019 source ↗
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Kevin Rowland
British singer
Insanity. I am on a recovery programme – clean from drugs and drink for many years – and if I stopped doing all that stuff I’d go crazy pretty quick and pick up drugs again, because I was a real fucking addict.
Rosie Jones
British comedian and actress
Not being liked.
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Her story is why I dedicate the Nobel Peace Prize money to the Malala Fund, to help give girls quality education, everywhere, anywhere in the world and to raise their voices. The first place this funding will go to is where my heart is, to build schools in Pakistan—especially in my home of Swat and Shangla.
Biting my nails.
Why is it that countries which we call strong are so powerful in creating wars but are so weak in bringing peace? Why is it that giving guns is so easy but giving books is so hard? Why is it, why is it that making tanks is so easy, but building schools is so hard?
I hate it when my little brothers don't close their mouths when they're eating.
I had two options. One was to remain silent and wait to be killed. And the second was to speak up and then be killed. I chose the second one. I decided to speak up.
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