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I’d have made more of my education.
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I might have carried on doing The Voice.
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I would have been a better listener. I would have pursued more friendships instead of focusing so much on work and myself. I’m doing all that now, but I’m running out of time.
Tim Minchin
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I’d take back some dumb shit I said when I had no audience and found that being shocking made people laugh.
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I wish I hadn’t been a heavy smoker for so many years.
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