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Not fulfilling my potential.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2023 source ↗
The question
What do you fear most?Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
The exact prompt is fixed in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire and independently sustained in The Guardian's The Q&A over multiple decades.
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Jim Kerr
Scottish singer and songwriter
I have a mild fear of not being appreciative enough for the luck that has come my way. That’s about it.
Maureen O'Hara
Irish and American actress and singer
Not getting into heaven.
That I will suddenly lose my sense of humor, and everyone knows it but me.
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Procrastination.
I can’t disclose that because it’s not suitable for public airing, but it was truly awful; they’ve since said worse.
A warm sunny day. You get this bubble around you and, all of a sudden, problems are halved.
When I initially made money with the Corrs, I bought a Jaguar XK8.
I don’t have a sorry.
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