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Merging my company with BHS – it was a great mistake.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 August 2016 source ↗
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Shirley Hughes
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Not being able to live my life over again with the experience I now have.
Edith Bowman
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Not having my own chatshow. Yet!
Kelsey Grammer
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It would have to be the justice system in Colorado, which is not geared toward taking care of victims. The guys who killed my sister in 1975 always come up for parole every year.
Enrique Iglesias
Spanish singer
Trusting someone that was a fake.
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