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That materialistic things will not make you happy.
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What lesson has mattered most in your life?Originally asked
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George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States, 1989–1993
It's family, and it's faith, and it's friends. I would tell them that. Don't forget that. In your brilliance, don't turn your back on your friends. Don't think you're entitled to something because you're smarter than the next guy.
Matthew Modine
American actor
That we are all no more and no less than a single thread in a gigantic web of life. What we do and how we behave has repercussions for the entire web.
To tell the truth.
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View profile →For me, love is working through things when it’s not going well.
Thirty-odd years ago I bought a black pinstripe suit which I thought was £900. But when I went to pay that was just the jacket – the trousers and waistcoat were extra. I didn’t have the balls to put anything back. I dread to think how much it cost me in the end.
On holiday in Orlando with my wife, Kate, and kids just before lockdown. I wasn’t drinking or gambling. I was so happy, so at peace with myself – I’d been searching for that for many a year.
Nothing, because it’s up to me how I feel. I’ve been a millionaire three times and I still wanted to kill myself.
Going back to addiction.
Walsall fans. I wanted to be a good manager but I was really bad with drink and gambling at the time. I should have done better.
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