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I don't think i'd live anything over, even though i've made a lot of mistakes. i have learned how to see failure as a friend. so, i'm not one to live a life of regrets. i try to learn from my mistakes, but i'll take my life the way it is.
-Tavis Smiley
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I Don't Think I'd Live Anything Over,

Tavis Smiley
I don't think i'd live anything over, even though i've made a lot of mistakes. i have learned how to see failure as a friend. so, i'm not one to live a life of regrets. i try to learn from my mistakes, but i'll take my life the way it is.
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