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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

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George H. W. Bush 41st President of the United States, 1989–1993
It's family, and it's faith, and it's friends. I would tell them that. Don't forget that. In your brilliance, don't turn your back on your friends. Don't think you're entitled to something because you're smarter than the next guy.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, Williamsburg, Virginia, 2 June 1995 source ↗

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