What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Recorded Alan Johnson said elsewhere, not written here
Not to have been a rock'n'roll star.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 October 2009 source ↗

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Gavin Rossdale British musician
Sometimes it was disappointing not to have the fan base at home in the UK that we had elsewhere.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 July 2020 source ↗
Jesse Jackson American minister, activist and politician
Many have fought for and even lost their lives to end segregation, to win the right to vote. It disappoints me to now have to cajole people to register and to vote.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2012 source ↗
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Irish actor
Relapsing. I usually spend eight, nine, 10 months sober, then I’ll spend a day relapsing and I get disappointed. But it never lasts too long. I get back up and try again.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 August 2018 source ↗

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