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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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I started my career not getting jobs, but then you learn that 95% of this job is not getting jobs, and you just have to make peace with it.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2026 source ↗
Eve Ensler American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist
That most men have not yet come to understand the impact and the devastating consequences of violence against women.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2019 source ↗

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