Rosalind Eleazar: What lesson has mattered most in your life?

The question

What lesson has mattered most in your life?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Rosalind Eleazar

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

That fear and excitement sometimes feel quite similar and you can misinterpret one for the other.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 February 2025 source ↗

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Frank Bowling

Keep working, improving your step.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2026 source ↗

Maya Jama British television and radio presenter

You’ve got to keep trying because you don’t know what amazing things are round the corner. Also, always be grateful – at one point you wished to be where you are today.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2023 source ↗

Pauline McLynn Irish character actress and author

Never be rigid in your thinking, be open.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 July 2023 source ↗

Tuppence Middleton

Try not to take yourself too seriously.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2026 source ↗