The question

Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?

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.

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Judy Blume Novelist
My phobias. I’m down to two, so I take that as a positive sign.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2023 source ↗
Hanna Tetteh UN Special Representative for Libya; former Foreign Minister of Ghana
I have to be optimistic. Otherwise I'll stop. And I think that when you're doing this kind of job, you have to keep yourself optimistic. You always have to find openings and entry points and try to see what you can work with and where you can create some opportunity to have a conversation that results in some concrete outcome.
Recorded United Nations podcast, 23 June 2026 source ↗

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I am of course honoured to get this recognition for all the work I’ve done over the years, but I’m also proud for my family and for my native country and my adopted country, and especially for Turkey it’s quite important.
Recorded Adam Smith, Telephone interview following the announcement of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, The Nobel Prize, 7 October 2015 source ↗

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