kd lang: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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kd lang

Canadian musician

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My limited capacity to learn.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 May 2021 source ↗

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Hilary Swank Actor

When things are disappointing, I know they are happening for a reason, so I try to find out why and learn from them.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 March 2011 source ↗

Suzanne Vega American singer-songwriter

How little money really changes things. It buys doctors but not health, clothes but not taste, makeup but not beauty. When I was young and didn’t have anything, I imagined money had more power.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2017 source ↗

Jim Kerr Scottish singer and songwriter

I travelled all the way to the Arctic Circle to see the aurora borealis, then fell asleep and missed it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 October 2022 source ↗

Kathy Burke British actress

As a kid, discovering my brain wasn't controlled by The Numskulls from The Beezer.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 April 2011 source ↗