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Things, situations, people evolve constantly. Nothing is static.
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What lesson has mattered most in your life?Originally asked
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Sharon Corr
Musical artist
Trust my instincts.
Maya Jama
British television and radio presenter
You’ve got to keep trying because you don’t know what amazing things are round the corner. Also, always be grateful – at one point you wished to be where you are today.
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States, 2009–2017; United States Senator from Illinois 2005–2008
I believe in this country. I believe in the American people. I believe that people are more good than bad. I believe tragic things happen, I think there's evil in the world, but I think that at the end of the day, if we work hard, and if we're true to those things in us that feel true and feel right, that the world gets a little better each time.
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Christi Parsons, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, the White House, The White House (Obama administration archive), 18 January 2017
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Life is never fair.
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I wouldn’t change anything. Life is what it is, you just have to get on with it.
Not enough food in the fridge.
No one, I’m pretty good at saying sorry.
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