I didn't go to a retirement party once for someone who had been special to me and he died shortly after.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2009 source ↗
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Dominic Cooper
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To Ms Dooley, for failing my maths GCSE several times over.
Monty Don
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My children. I was away an awful lot when they were little and not very good at being a father when I was around. I could have done better.
David Gandy
British model
I pulled a chair away from a girl who was just about to sit down on our second day of primary school. She farted when she hit the floor and everyone laughed.
Everybody I’ve lost to suicide. When someone dies in that tragic way, you always feel you could have done more.
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Washing dishes when I was a student.
Not making a movie with Jimmy Stewart or Cary Grant.
I once bought the most expensive moisturiser in the shop and it brought me out in spots. Lesson learned.
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