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That things change.
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What lesson has mattered most in your life?Originally asked
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View all 138 →To believe my eyes and not my ears.
Never ever think that things are going to turn out all right.
Eleanor Tomlinson
English actress
Talk to people. Learn from them. And put your phone away.
Be generous and kind. Honestly, those two things did everything for me.
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View profile →A gazillion years ago I was in Gucci with Melanie Blatt, and I attempted to sit down on a chair that wasn’t there. I did a full-on stuntwoman backward roll, landed in a ball of the floor and laughed so hard I wet myself. Everybody in the shop moved to a different section.
As a great mother, wife and songwriter.
When my children were small and used to play together, be creative, and were just in that innocent bubble.
An ambulance driver.
Not scrolling on my phone as much as I do.
Some of those late nights.
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