If I could change one thing about myself, it would be to change the idea that I should change something about myself.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 12 October 2016 source ↗
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If I could change one thing about myself, it would be to change the idea that I should change something about myself.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 12 October 2016 source ↗
I wish I were braver, although I try. I work too hard and don’t play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough “fun.”
I would be a better correspondent. I’m hopeless by e-mail, by phone, by text.
silver bullet is probably incentives. I think that if corporate America really said, "you're not going to get your full bonus if you don't have a diverse team working for you," I think we'd see some changes, really, really fast.
A little more self-confidence wouldn’t hurt.
My love of sugar.
Living a life of regret because of fear.
Racism and bigotry.
Joseph Opio, a Ugandan writer who has discovered the secrets of happiness.
Any day spent laughing with friends or family.
Martin Scorsese, Nancy Pelosi, Megan Rapinoe, Little Richard, Laverne Cox, Gina Lollobrigida
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