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I feel fortunate that I was able to step away from it when I wasn't interested.

There are many things that I feel I have missed out on.

A barrier for me - which has been both a strength and a weakness - has been my taste. The kind of things I'm interested in aren't always mainstream.

I was not afraid of what I did not like. To overcome dislike of a thing often satisfied one's feeling of honour.

Carelessness makes me cross. And unkindness.

I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since then is pretty well known.

Something's like crossed over in me and I can't go back. I couldn't live.

Pull the good out of it and not worry about the drawbacks.

My concerns have been about myself and not about giving something back and putting something in, even though that's been in the back of my head.