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To do the very best you can and then let it go.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2024 source ↗
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To be led by love and not judgment.
Roger Ebert
Film critic
I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn’t always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.
Helen George
English actress
To let things go.
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