Whether it was from parents, school teachers, neighbours, strangers or friends, the best pieces of advice in life are free, and more often than not, come from our loved ones. I asked people in Derry for the best advice they’ve been given.
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Kevin Morrison said: "The best advice I’ve been told is to ‘Try, try and try again'. Another one I like is ‘All things pass,’ it was my parents who told me that."
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Mark McLaughlin: "There is one I heard recently; ‘Don’t sleepwalk through life’. I like that one. What that means to me is don’t let life push you along, or you’ll miss the important things. Open your eyes a bit. I heard that at the Derren Brown show in the Millennium Forum."
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Col. Rory Farrell: "My father always said ‘Think before you speak,’ another one is, ‘Don’t look forward to anything and you’ll never be disappointed’. I’ve always liked that."
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Maria Ebbs said: 'Do the best you can, and live your life to the fullest. I am not sure who told me that one, it was probably my parents.'