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That there is no ideal life. Disappointments sit around every corner, so enjoy the here and now.
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What lesson has mattered most in your life?Originally asked
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Clive James
Critic, essayist, poet and broadcaster
I think I actually wrote it in one of my poems is that my decline has been the making of me - I forget how I put it. Yeah, simply more reflective. I haven't got the excuse of moving forward just on impulse anymore, which I did, I think, for a long, long time.
Jane Asher
English actress and author
Not to take anything for granted.
We are not here for long – try not to take everything too seriously.
Offer kindness always.
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Impatience. Though sometimes it helps!
Any time I’ve been racially profiled. The words might be different, but the feeling is the same.
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