Andrew Ridgeley: What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Andrew Ridgeley said elsewhere, not written here

That further lessons await.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2024 source ↗

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Rory Stewart

That I am not wise.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2026 source ↗

Daryl McCormack Irish actor

To trust in the process.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 February 2023 source ↗

Bear Grylls

It’s all a gift. So be grateful for every day.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2026 source ↗

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.

Recorded Christi Parsons, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, the White House, The White House (Obama administration archive), 18 January 2017 source ↗