I talk too much.
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I have very poor time management. I am often running late, I procrastinate a lot.
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George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States, 1989–1993
Nobody has ever accused me of being a superior communicator. If I could have conveyed to the American people the concerns I had, and my heartbeat, a little more clearly, maybe I would not be unemployed and retired. And I might not be this happy, either. I learned a lot from Ronald Reagan about communication. Never got to be in his league in terms of it, but he could say something and the American people might not agree with the issue, but they could empathize with him.
That I don’t give myself enough credit.
Lack of confidence in speaking to the opposite sex.
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Compare and despair. Comparing yourself with someone else or what someone else is doing or what someone else has is a recipe for sadness. What matters is who you are and what you want.
I’ve learned to accept everything. Part of enjoying life is releasing those disappointments.
Getting to challenge the status quo by being myself, just existing openly and honestly and boldly on a public level. It hasn’t always been easy, and it came with its fair set of challenges and sacrifices, and I am proud of that.
Online shopping for clothes.
“You’re never going to make it.” It was some guy I was dating. I had the last laugh.
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