Try not to take yourself too seriously.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
People remember how you make them feel more than they remember what you say or do.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗
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That materialistic things will not make you happy.
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Not to have been joined by more Green MPs … yet.
Today’s children and young people – we’ve let them down by not doing more to prevent the nature and climate crisis, and left them such a huge responsibility.
For making a difference.
Winning the first Green seat in parliament – although that’s cheating, really, as it was very much a collective achievement by the whole party.
I very often set my heart on things – and if they don’t happen, I’m not great at dealing with disappointment.
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