Leona Lewis: What lesson has mattered most in your life?

The question

What lesson has mattered most in your life?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Leona Lewis

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Nothing’s guaranteed and things change in an instant, and to get used to that and stay in the moment.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 December 2023 source ↗

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Michael Flatley American step dancer

You’re going to come up against brick walls in life. You’ve got to go over them, under them, around them, or crash through them, but somehow or other you’ve got to get to the other side.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 August 2024 source ↗

Maya Jama British television and radio presenter

You’ve got to keep trying because you don’t know what amazing things are round the corner. Also, always be grateful – at one point you wished to be where you are today.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2023 source ↗

Dervla Kirwan

To know thyself, as Shakespeare said.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 October 2023 source ↗

Warren Zevon Songwriter and musician

I might have made a tactical error in not going to a physician for 20 years. ... It's one of those phobias that didn't pay off. ... How much you're supposed to enjoy every sandwich.

Recorded David Letterman, Late Show with David Letterman, 30 October 2002, as reported in the New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, 26 January 2003 source ↗