Humor. Laughing with my girlfriends is one of my great joys.
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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
A fixed Vanity Fair Proust Questionnaire item asked across its three-decade archive, with independent variants in friendship and profile interviews.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My closest friends have always been my clients and coworkers, their love and loyalty, not to mention their amazing talents!
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 4 April 2023 source ↗
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John Malkovich
Actor
That they’re kind, trustworthy, smart, and can hear and communicate and aren’t afraid to do so.
Warren Buffett
Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, 1970–2025
The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse, and long-standing friends.
Recorded
His own pledge letter, written on joining the Giving Pledge in 2010, The Giving Pledge, 2010
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View profile →A great entrance-making outfit, where everyone oohs and aahs!
The inability to appreciate true talent.
Being overly critical.
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