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I would not toy with people's affections as much.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2008 source ↗
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If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change?Originally asked
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View all 203 →I wouldn’t change anything. When I was 29, my first husband died, so I learned a new way of thinking about life, which is: there are many things that you can’t control.
Adwoa Aboah
British fashion model
Nothing. Everything’s got me to this point and I had to learn lots of things. Maybe I just wouldn’t have been so terrified all the time and I would have got up a bit earlier – I missed quite a few mornings.
Gareth Bale
Welsh footballer
Nothing. Without my past I wouldn’t be who I am today.
Jennifer Hudson
American singer and actress
I wouldn’t change a thing. Every experience is a lesson learned.
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