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 Dervla Kirwan said elsewhere, not written here
To know thyself, as Shakespeare said.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 October 2023 source ↗

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Warren Zevon Songwriter and musician
I might have made a tactical error in not going to a physician for 20 years. ... It's one of those phobias that didn't pay off. ... How much you're supposed to enjoy every sandwich.
Recorded David Letterman, Late Show with David Letterman, 30 October 2002, as reported in the New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, 26 January 2003 source ↗
Henry Marsh Neurosurgeon and writer
A close, loving family and work position in society which is meaningful, which is about making the world a better place rather than getting a bigger - having a bigger bank account.
Recorded Scott Simon, Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR, 21 January 2023 source ↗
Helen Skelton
That you get out of life what you put in. When you grow up on a farm you literally reap what you sow.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗

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