What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

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Laura Muzzarelli, Maharishi University of Management commencement Q&A, TIME, 27 June 2016 source ↗

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Tony Judt Historian and essayist
I think the only life experience that I have to offer out of this is something we all know in the abstract but don't experience in practice very much. That is that you can survive an awful lot of bad stuff, so long as your mind is intact. I'm afraid that's the only life experience I have to offer.
Recorded Terry Gross, Fresh Air, NPR, 29 March 2010 source ↗
Living life to the full, not having regrets and not trying to plan your future too much. Just enjoy every minute.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2024 source ↗
Jo Nesbø Norwegian writer and musician
The world doesn’t consist of bad and good people; it consists of people seeing things in a different way.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2026 source ↗

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Question When were you happiest? Time & hindsight
Let's see. Well, kind of every day. Like I said, it doesn't go away - this is a sort of a thing you carry around with you. I like isolation. I've been isolated, you know, for six months or seven months now, however long it's been. At the same time, you can be happy inside and still worried about the world. I'm worried about the world as it is right now, so many people suffering and so much negativity.
Recorded Chris Heath, GQ, 21 January 2025 source ↗

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