David Shrigley
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I fear it has yet to come.
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When I was in my 30s and taped myself singing. I always thought I had quite a sweet voice – my voice is terrible, I can’t hold a note.
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Not pitching a perfect game in baseball to win the World Series.
Bill Bailey
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Not being chosen as the next Bond.
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A little girl called Pat. We were nine-year-olds together and all the class made her life a misery. I knew she wanted to be my friend and I would only be friends with her if nobody else was around. I feel dreadful about that.
Realising that if they were drowning, you’d try to save them.
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