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I’ve learned to accept everything. Part of enjoying life is releasing those disappointments.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2023 source ↗
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Dan Aykroyd
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Failure at surfing school.
Ashley Walters
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Not being part of the Transformers franchise.
My A-level results in 1998. I flunked my history A-level and lost my place at Cambridge. It broke my heart for years; now I’m really glad, because I pull out the whole “I went to a polytechnic” thing. But at the time for a teenager who was rather pleased with herself, it was absolutely devastating.
Ed Harris
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The distribution of Copying Beethoven in the US.
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I have very poor time management. I am often running late, I procrastinate a lot.
Online shopping for clothes.
“You’re never going to make it.” It was some guy I was dating. I had the last laugh.
Getting to challenge the status quo by being myself, just existing openly and honestly and boldly on a public level. It hasn’t always been easy, and it came with its fair set of challenges and sacrifices, and I am proud of that.
I don’t embarrass easily: I’m kinda shameless.
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