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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Viggo Mortensen American actor
That Barack Obama seems to be more concerned with becoming re-elected than with doing his very best to fulfil the promise of his candidacy.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 January 2010 source ↗
Jake Shears Singer and songwriter; co-lead vocalist of Scissor Sisters
The realisation that I am no longer young.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 July 2021 source ↗
Melissa McCarthy American actress
That in 2019 we’re still dealing with people hating people or people wanting to keep women down. That we haven’t evolved past that is a huge disappointment.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 January 2019 source ↗

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