Quote by Kevin Rudd

Something my mum taught me years and years and years ago, is life's just too short to carry around a great bucket-load of anger and resentment and bitterness and hatreds and all that sort of stuff.

Something my mum taught me years and years and years ago, is

Summary

This quote highlights the valuable lesson the speaker's mother taught them about the brevity of life. The speaker emphasizes that it is not worth wasting precious time and energy harboring negative emotions like anger, resentment, bitterness, and hatred. Encouraging a more positive and forgiving outlook, the quote stresses the importance of letting go of negativity to make the most out of the limited time one has.

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By Kevin Rudd

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