What is the trait you most deplore in others?

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Recorded Dolly Parton said elsewhere, not written here
Dishonesty and being late for appointments.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2012 source ↗

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Charlie Munger Vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, 1978–2023
Generally speaking, envy, resentment, revenge, and self-pity are disastrous modes of thought. Self-pity gets pretty close to paranoia and paranoia is one of the very hardest things to reverse. You do not want to drift into self-pity.
Recorded USC Gould School of Law commencement, 2007, Speakola, 2007 source ↗

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Well, I’m proud of all of them. I think the one that’s most personal to me is the lil’ Coat of Many Colors, because it talks about my mom, my parents, and kind of gives you an insight. It also covers bullying, acceptance and all that.
Recorded Guardian reader “VerulamiumParkRanger”; as told to Rich Pelley, Guardian reader interview, The Guardian, 31 October 2024 source ↗

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