George Saunders
Short-story writer and novelist
Being aware and accepting of whatever the state of my mind happens to be at the moment (even if that state is unhappy).
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
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What are you most proud of?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Values & belief
Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
Verbatim recurring item in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire; two publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
To relax without being bothered.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 April 2010 source ↗
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Danielle Steel
Novelist
Healthy, happy children. A wonderful, loving partner with whom to share my life.
Listening to my sons play a piano-and-sax duet.
Warren Buffett
Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, 1970–2025
The reaction of my family and me to our extraordinary good fortune is not guilt, but rather gratitude. Were we to use more than 1% of my claim checks on ourselves, neither our happiness nor our well-being would be enhanced. In contrast, that remaining 99% can have a huge effect on the health and welfare of others.
Recorded
His own pledge letter, written on joining the Giving Pledge in 2010, The Giving Pledge, 2010
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Talking too much.
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