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On Sun, 05 Oct 14 13:15:31 UTC Greg (53) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):
- What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
- To be apart from those I love
- Where would you like to live?
- on a farm next to a creek
- What is your idea of earthly happiness?
- To be with those I love, in nature, fit and healthy
- To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
- expecting people to want to be moral or good
- Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
- Those who go beyond themselves to help others
- Who are your favorite characters in history?
- Einstein, the Dalai Lama
- Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
- My wife Pam, my mother Joyce, my grandmother Alyce; genius women who overcame adversity
- Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
- Probably Katniss from the Hunger Games or Trinity from the Matrix
- Your favorite painter?
- Monet
- Your favorite musician?
- Eddie Vedder
- The quality you most admire in a man?
- Humility in the face of intelligence and power
- The quality you most admire in a woman?
- Humility in the face of intelligence and beauty
- Your favorite virtue?
- honesty
- Your favorite occupation?
- writing
- Who would you have liked to be?
- a brilliant scientist or writer
- Your most marked characteristic?
- hard working and loyal to a fault
- What do you most value in your friends?
- loyalty, kindheartedness
- What is your principle defect?
- inability to forgive myself
- What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
- to lose my family
- What would you like to be?
- a great writer
- What is your favorite color?
- blue
- What is your favorite flower?
- wildflowers in the mountains in the spring
- What is your favorite bird?
- scrubjay
- Who are your favorite prose writers?
- Daniel Silva
- Who are your heroes in real life?
- Einstein, Schrodinger
- Who are your favorite heroines of history?
- Margaret Thatcher
- What are your favorite names?
- mine
- What is it you most dislike?
- my weaknesses
- What historical figures do you most despise?
- Hitler, Stalin, Amin
- What event in military history do you most admire?
- d-day
- What natural gift would you most like to possess?
- the ability to write
- How would you like to die?
- well loved by my children, having led a well-lived life
- What is your present state of mind?
- calm, becoming awakened
- What is your motto?
- never, ever give up.
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