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As a kid, discovering my brain wasn't controlled by The Numskulls from The Beezer.
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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Not being on Morecambe & Wise.
Ed Balls
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That my competitive pole vault career ended at the age of 15.
Noah Harari
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That I still don’t understand life. When I was young, I thought at some point I would find somebody who does. I am 45, and there is a good chance that I’ll never meet somebody like that.
Gloria Steinem
Writer and feminist organiser
Seeing the future die, from Bobby Kennedy to dear friends.
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