Time & hindsight

What is something you were told by a parent, teacher, or mentor that you still repeat to yourself?

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Norman Borlaug Plant pathologist and agronomist; Nobel Peace Prize, 1970
Oh, my granddad was ahead of his time. He was always in favor of education. My dad and mother were too, but Granddad was very aggressive in that. You know, as he used to say, “You’ve got to fill your head with new ideas so you can use them later to improve your own status and that of the neighborhood.”
Recorded Academy of Achievement recorded interview, American Academy of Achievement, 12 May 2008 source ↗
Anthony Fauci Physician and immunologist; director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 1984–2022
And what this person told me was that what you need to do is that, when you go to the White House, always say in the back of your mind that this may be the last time I’m going there because I might have to tell this president something he doesn’t like.
Recorded Academy of Achievement recorded interview, American Academy of Achievement, 22 August 2017 source ↗

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