Nicholas Parsons
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If there was a miracle pill that helped you to feel physically the same as you are mentally.
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A home. I just bought one on Long Island. My first piece of property.
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A better knee and better lungs.
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The rejection that I have received from my own people.
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I bought my BMW in 2014 with cash, because I was bankrupt and had no credit. But I was in Kinky Boots, so I was finally making some money.
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