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I lost a girlfriend when I was in my 30s. She was 46. It all sounds so trite, but I put a Post-it on my dressing-room wall. It said, 'The past is history. The future is a mystery. This moment is a gift, which is why it's called the present.'
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"I lost a girlfriend when I was in my 30s. She was 46. It all sounds so trite, but I put a Post-it on my dressing-room wall. It said, 'The past is history. The future is a mystery. This moment is a gift, which is why it's called the present.'"
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I lost a girlfriend when I was in my 30s. She was 46. It all sounds so trite, but I put a Post-it on my dressing-room wall. It said, 'The past is history. The future is a mystery. This moment is a gift, which is why it's called the present.' — Samantha Bond

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Samantha Bond was a Actress from United Kingdom (1961–present).

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Who said "I lost a girlfriend when I was in my 30s. She was 46. It all sounds so trite, b…"?
This quote is attributed to Samantha Bond, a Actress from United Kingdom.
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Samantha Bond lived from 1961 – present.