Not having the ability to say sorry when they’re wrong.
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Impatience and temper. Enough already!
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2015 source ↗
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Entitlement or a lack of manners. Though I find they often flock together.
Jealousy. It’s the thief of joy.
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One great big artistic challenge.
Pope Francis, who left the Vatican to wash the feet of non-believers.
As someone who loved the ideals of American democracy and made my small contribution to it.
When Brad and I got married. We had to struggle for it. It involved a nationwide speaking tour, lobbying Congress and campaigning intensely. We were the first couple to get our marriage licence in West Hollywood.
After the war, when I was about nine, we were held up in our home. The robbers grabbed my father and had a gun at his throat. It was terrifying. My mother got a wad of money and gave it to the people, and they ran away.
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