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I would edit my worry, because I suffer from anxiety, which ruins some moments.
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Jimmy Carter
39th President of the United States, 1977–1981; Governor of Georgia 1971–1975
I wish I sent one more helicopter to get the hostages and we would have rescued then and I - I would have been re-elected, but that may have - and that may have interfered with the foundation of the Carter Center. And if I had to choose between four more years and the Carter Center, I think I would choose the Carter Center.
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I would not leave my teenage children to follow an unworthy love. It lasted a month and scarred the family for ever.
Julia Ormond
English actress
I wouldn’t have hurt as many people, and I would have thought more before speaking.
Gino D'Acampo
Italian-British celebrity chef and media personality
I would have spent more time with my parents. I did see them often, but you don’t realise how much you’ll miss someone or something until it’s gone.
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When I was seven or eight, I got run over and was actually under the car, which was scary. I just ran out; it was totally my fault. I was fine – all I got was a tiny scar on my knee.
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