Laziness.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 May 2010 source ↗
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View all 210 →Pettiness, arrogance, boorishness.
Alice Waters
Chef, restaurateur and food activist
A lack of generosity. It can take so many forms—it doesn’t just have to do with money—so I’m always shocked when people can’t muster any at all.
Angela Griffin
British actress and television presenter
People who are not self-aware.
Comparing themselves to other people.
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View profile →To my mum, for being such a tricky teenager.
I like collecting rocks,” she smiles. “I’m obsessed with them. I don’t pick up any old rock; it has to have some kind of interest.
I start out with an idea, and then you start making things and it turns into something else. You’re just finding your way.
I would definitely take myself aside and say, “Come on, don't be so hard on yourself.” I’m still very hard on myself now. I’m my worst critic.
I wanted to get into music, I was answering ads in the paper, crazy stuff, really. I met people in a band, [and] ended up going to Antwerp, Belgium.
I can't possibly repeat it.
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