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That they think they know it all.
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What trait do you most dislike in other people?Originally asked
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Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman
Dishonesty and being late for appointments.
Malala Yousafzai
Education campaigner; co-founder of the Malala Fund; United Nations Messenger of Peace
I hate it when my little brothers don't close their mouths when they're eating.
People having really loud conversations on their phones in public places.
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View profile →I would go back to when I was 14 and keep to my own style of playing snooker. I was perfect, but I didn’t think I was, so I started playing like everybody else and created bad habits. With a little more time, I could have been the ultimate player. I look at my career and I probably got 75% out of it instead of 100%.
I’ve got no patience.
Perspective. I used to zoom in and it would be all catastrophic, now I zoom out and get a bit of perspective.
Frank Adamson, my first coach, for not spending more time with him in his later years. I feel bad about that.
As someone that loved what they did, embraced it wholeheartedly and never quit.
It makes you feel like you want to live.What is the worst job you’ve ever done? Doing the audiobook of the first book. It was hard. I couldn’t do that again.
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