Modesty and humility.
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Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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 dislike my relationship with food. I wish I didn’t love food so much.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2022 source ↗
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I bore myself constantly.
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As one of the greatest entertainers.
The need to put other people down.
The studio. I work late.
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