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To stand up tall and aim for what you want.
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What lesson has mattered most in your life?Originally asked
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Gino D'Acampo
Italian-British celebrity chef and media personality
Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction. That’s the way everyone should live.
To keep trying to listen to yourself.
Shinya Yamanaka
Stem cell biologist; Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 2012
So I think failure is important in my career.
We are not here for long – try not to take everything too seriously.
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I'd have concentrated a bit more at school and maybe gone to university rather than drama school.
All this nonsense in the Middle East. It's hard not to think about it.
Losing my family in some way.
Like safety, that you've got everything covered; no stress, no fear.
Becoming an actor at all, considering my background.
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