The only way out is through.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 October 2011 source ↗
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?Originally asked
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View all 155 →To live your best life every day, because tomorrow isn’t promised.
Do not take life too seriously, this is all a sham.
Give, give, give. The more you give, the happier you are.
Every single morning the sun comes up and you get to try again.
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View profile →At this age? A batty old lady wandering around talking to herself? But I do that anyway. Oh, you mean what would I have been. Maybe a botanist. If so, I’d be genetically engineering drought-resistant crops right now. Either that, or sentient fungi. (I know, I know, Mr. Sheldrake: they’re already sentient. So, more sentient.)
Block? Not as such, but I've had to throw things out because they weren't working. Sometimes I just get lazy, but that's not the same a s a block.
Getting too involved in too many things. It eats your brain.
That human beings will follow their stupid and greedy side, rather than their smart side, and go down the plughole. We’re circling the rim.
Can't pick and choose, it's bad luck.
Begrudging mean-spiritedness.
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