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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Björn Ulvaeus Swedish musician
In my professional life, the musical Chess on Broadway. It was a resounding fiasco and played for two months. The butcher of Broadway, Frank Rich of the New York Times, was probably very pleased: I’ve never seen such a bad review in my life.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2020 source ↗
Mandy Patinkin American actor and singer
Citizens around the world blaming others for their personal disappointments, othering them, labelling them, terrorising them with hate-filled rhetoric and shutting the doors of their hearts.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 October 2019 source ↗

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