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I would take things a little slower.
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Edward Fox
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The years between 13 and 17, which I think are very formative, and the rather arid public school upbringing I had at Harrow.
Riz Ahmed
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I would care less about what people think.
Guy Pearce
Australian actor
I wish I could go back and not be the anxious child that I was. I spent the first 25 years of my life just trying to survive human interaction.
Rosa Parks
Civil-rights activist
As I look back on those days, it’s just like a dream. The only thing that bothered me was that we waited so long to make this protest and to let it be known wherever we go that all of us should be free and equal and have all opportunities that others should have.
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I’ve been lucky enough to act for 35 years. The only other job I had was as a cook at a drive-in restaurant, and I enjoyed that as well.
There have been moments when I’d want to say sorry to both my parents for some of the stuff I’ve done.
The easiest thing for me to say would be comfort and at ease.
Aside from a car, it would be a guitar. I used to have almost 100, but now I am down to 22.
I consider myself quite a happy person. One of the most exciting times was when Sarah was born.
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