Too many things to mention.
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If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change?Originally asked
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kd lang
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When I was working hard, I was going so fast that I didn’t absorb a lot.
Jessica Brown Findlay
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My password. [In 2014, Brown Findlay’s iCloud account was hacked.]
Shaun Ryder
English singer
The 12 years I spent in receivership. That was me being a dick. I lost the court case when I wanted to sack my management and had to pay them £120,000. I said, “I am not paying you, because I should have won.”
Jessica Hynes
British actress and writer
I wouldn’t have drunk alcohol.
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Worrying about my kids.
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I love being a father. I think there’s a great lie that we tell kids that pleasure creates happiness. Young people think: “Oh, if I get this, I’ll be happy.” But in a lot of ways it’s meeting your responsibilities that makes you happy. For me, I’ve just found that feeling like I’ve done a good job with the kids is a real source of happiness for me.
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