Rudeness, arrogance and inability to compromise.
Rosanna Greenstreet, Q&A, The Guardian, 8 January 2005 source ↗
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People who pretend to have perfect marriages. Perfect marriages are like orgasms – many of them are faked.
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people in power tend to take advantage of that power and this can be both men and women.
Inability to listen.
Adrian Scarborough
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Bullying.
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My inability to play the piano.
Foolhardiness. I wrote two chapters and a synopsis, sent it off to a publisher, and it sold. That's what emboldened me to continue.
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