Erin O'Connor
English model
The bits that consumed me with guilt.
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Repeated verbatim in The Guardian's long-running Saturday Q&A; two publisher-hosted examples establish recurrence.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Nothing. Without my past I wouldn’t be who I am today.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 August 2021 source ↗
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Steve Pemberton
British actor and comedian
Nothing – haven’t you heard of the butterfly effect? I could find myself still collecting glasses in Charnock Richard while Donald Sutherland would be enjoying my life.
I’d swap out a few boyfriends.
Jessica Hynes
British actress and writer
I wouldn’t have drunk alcohol.
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View profile →I sleep very well. Nothing keeps you awake when you know within yourself how much you care, how much you give, and that you always try your best. And that’s true for me, whether it’s on the pitch, on the international stage leading the line for my country, or at home.
I only really care about my own opinion of myself, and my family and friends’ opinion of me. The rest is just noise.
Nothing is the same as the sense of pride and achievement I feel when I see my kids growing up and enjoying the simple pleasures in life.
I just wanted to fulfil my potential.
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