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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Hillary Clinton

Former U.S. Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee

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Losing is my biggest regret, and losing to someone who was not qualified and did not have the experience or the temperament to be president of the United States. That is my biggest regret.

Tamara Keith, NPR interview about What Happened, 12 September 2017 source ↗

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James Bay English singer-songwriter and guitarist
My left foot. (I’m great with my right – I can bend it like Beckham.)
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 January 2016 source ↗
Mary Berry English food writer and television presenter
My exam results at school, but it was all my own fault.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2013 source ↗

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