“Every time I've built character, I've regretted it.”
Source: The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
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“I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.”
Variant: I'd rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not.
Variant: Id rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not done.

“I've taken my fun where I've found it;
I've rogued an' I've ranged in my time.”
The Ladies, Stanza I.
Barrack-Room Ballads (1892, 1896)

“every time I've held a rose,
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Context: I don't regret one minute of the twelve years I've spent in baseball, but I could regret one season too many. [... ] I've got a lot of years to live after baseball and I would like to live them with complete use of my body.

“Every time I've done something that doesn't feel right, it's ended up not being right.”
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“I've gone bankrupt about four times now. Every dollar I earn goes on the show.”
Lady Gaga Has No Cash http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/lady-gaga-has-no-cash_1109325.