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On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:58:19 UTC The Essential Man (26) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Being afraid to do what I love.
Where would you like to live?
I cannot imagine myself anywhere but here in New York City.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
To do what I love and enable others to do what they love.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Beautiful things
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
James Bond
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Benjamin Franklin
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Sophia Coppola
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Mathilda
Your favorite painter?
William-adolphe Bouguereau
Your favorite musician?
Robert Smith
The quality you most admire in a man?
Humility
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Creativity
Your favorite virtue?
Optimism
Your favorite occupation?
Cook
Who would you have liked to be?
No one. I enjoy being myself.
Your most marked characteristic?
I have an endless desire to bring out the best in others.
What do you most value in your friends?
Optimism. Negativity is poison.
What is your principle defect?
My low tolerance for a persons behavior.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
To have only grown an appreciation for my heritage in my mid-20s.
What would you like to be?
A better version of me.
What is your favorite color?
Black. Without color to distract, there is a greater focus on form and movement.
What is your favorite flower?
Orchids
What is your favorite bird?
Crows
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Haruki Murakami
Who are your favorite poets?
Jay-Z
Who are your heroes in real life?
My mentor/boss
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Joan of Arc
What are your favorite names?
Chloe, Mathilda, Layla
What is it you most dislike?
Negativity. It is a choice.
What historical figures do you most despise?
Anyone that has abused his power due to his own ego.
What event in military history do you most admire?
War is for the weak.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
To sing.
How would you like to die?
"Live slow, die old, leave a legacy"
What is your present state of mind?
Forward
What is your motto?
"Live slow, die old, leave a legacy"

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