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I was probably too cheeky to chairmen over the years.
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?Originally asked
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A bilious green suit springs to mind.
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I wish I hadn’t been a heavy smoker for so many years.
Fewer night shifts.
Tim Rice
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I would definitely change the way one or two relationships ended.
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Pulling Sandra.
That my mum and dad didn’t move to live by the sea, where we live, before they died.
It used to be worrying about football results.
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