Life is never fair.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Be generous and kind. Honestly, those two things did everything for me.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 June 2025 source ↗
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To have the courage to fail.
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Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction. That’s the way everyone should live.
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Intermittent laziness.
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With dozens upon dozens of beautiful women weeping over my casket.
“Didn’t you used to be Graydon Carter?”
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