What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

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To stay in the moment and live each day to the maximum. You never know when it’s going to be taken away.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 March 2023 source ↗

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Desmond Tutu Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town; chair of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Nobel Peace Prize, 1984
It is that you know that you are standing out in this crowd because you are being carried on the shoulders of others. You know, you may have the capacity to articulate their aspirations. That is maybe something special you might have. But what is a leader without followers? I mean you would have all of these interviews and people will not — would not necessarily want to follow. No, I am a great believer in the fact that everything is corporate. Everything is corporate and you — as a leader you are one who can coax the best out of others.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview source ↗

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