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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Prue Leith

South African-British chef, broadcaster, and writer

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Public catering in the parks, where we lost a tonne of money. Now the public will buy excellent simple, fresh food. All they wanted in the 80s were slimy burgers, Mr Whippy and Coke.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 May 2012 source ↗

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Camille Paglia American feminist academic and critic
The shocking decline of artistic quality in Hollywood movies over the past 15 years.
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The lack of role models in leadership in the US, in particular our government.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 September 2007 source ↗

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