What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

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Perspective. I used to zoom in and it would be all catastrophic, now I zoom out and get a bit of perspective.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2023 source ↗

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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.
Recorded Philip Williams, 7.30, ABC, ABC News, 20 August 2015 source ↗
Ed Harris American actor and director
Don't let MGM distribute a film you care about.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 August 2007 source ↗
Peyton Manning American football quarterback
Football has taught me not to be led by obstructions and setbacks but instead to be led by dreams.
Recorded Retirement press conference, DenverBroncos.com, 7 March 2016 source ↗

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