What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

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

Recorded Marcus Brigstocke said elsewhere, not written here
To be here in this one moment.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 January 2025 source ↗

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Derek Sivers Founder of CD Baby; author of Anything You Want
My mentor heard it and said, “Derek, you’re just not a singer. You really need to stop trying. Admit you’re a songwriter, and find a real singer.”
Recorded Essay on sive.rs, Derek Sivers, 21 July 2011 source ↗
Rita Wilson American actress, singer, and producer
That you’re stronger than you think you are.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 April 2023 source ↗

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