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Not getting proper dance lessons as a young person. I was a serious flamer.
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Tim Robbins
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Not pitching a perfect game in baseball to win the World Series.
Not standing up to bullies.
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British singer
Not understanding the business side of my career enough. I could have probably been much wealthier than I am.
Zoë Heller
English journalist and novelist
Failing CSE Physics. Twice.
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I would probably want to cook a decent turkey. Whether it was my mother or my sister, growing up in a matriarchal family in America, they always cooked the best turkeys and kinda ruled my life that way, so I would like one crack at it. I’d put a turkey in the oven, and that would give me a good five hours to do some other stuff.
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