“I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Variant: I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
AP reports, (1 November 1963)
Context: I've had a lot of unhappiness in my life — and a lot of happiness. Who doesn't? Maybe I've learned enough to be able to guide my daughters.
“I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Variant: I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
Apolo Anton Ohno (1982) American short track speed skating competitor
Prior to the 2002 Winter Olympics <br class="br">Price, S.L. (2002) "Launch of Apolo" http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/news/2002/02/13/launch_of_apolo/ Sports Illustrated. (accessed May 24, 2007)
“O piteous lot of man's uncertain state!
What woes on Life's unhappy journey wait!”
Luís de Camões (1524–1580) Portuguese poet
Ó grandes e gravíssimos perigos!
Ó caminho de vida nunca certo!
Stanza 105, lines 1–2 (tr. William Julius Mickle)
Epic poetry, Os Lusíadas (1572), Canto I
Lila Downs (1968) Mexican American singer-songwriter
On how the border between the U.S. and Mexico influenced her work in “Mex factor” https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/feb/10/artsfeatures.popandrock in The Guardian (2003 Feb 10) <br class="br">Heritage and indigenous peoples
Meryl Streep (1949) American actress
Her comment when she was to turn 60
"Meryl Streep: Movies, marriage, and turning sixty," 2009
Hoyt Axton (1938–1999) American country singer
The Pusher (1968) · Steppenwolf version in Easy Rider (1969) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMqVrUSz62o · Axton version (1971) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0KcLVIldP4
Keiran Lee (1984) British pornographic film actor, director and producer
"The Porn Star With The Million Dollar Penis Tells Us About, Well, His Penis" (July 22, 2016)