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The problem is you tend to look back and identify mistakes, and as a consequence of feeling terrible about mistakes you say you bungled this so bad, let's get out of here.

Bob Kerrey

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Bob Kerrey
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: August 27
Entrepreneur
Former Governor Of Nebraska
Naval Officer
Politician
Lincoln
Nebraska
Joseph Robert Kerrey
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