"I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But all of life's experiences, bad and good, make you who you are. Erasing any of life's experiences would be a great mistake"
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The line "bad and good make you who you are" could read like self-help wallpaper, but in his mouth it functions as brand counterprogramming: an insistence that the flawless surface has a backstory. He's not asking for pity; he's setting terms. If the audience wants the voice, the glamour, the endurance, they also inherit the cost. The subtext is a bargain between celebrity and public: you don't get the art without the bruises that trained it.
"Erasing any of life's experiences would be a great mistake" is also a subtle defense against tabloid moral accounting. It reframes scandal, family damage, and career pressure as formative material rather than disqualifying stains. In a culture that treats public figures like projects to be optimized, Miguel leans into an older, more romantic idea: identity as accumulation, not curation. He turns survival into authorship, arguing that the darkness isn't an interruption to the story; it's part of the composition.
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| Topic | Learning from Mistakes |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Miguel, Luis. (2026, February 18). I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But all of life's experiences, bad and good, make you who you are. Erasing any of life's experiences would be a great mistake. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-think-we-all-wish-we-could-erase-some-dark-74487/
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Miguel, Luis. "I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But all of life's experiences, bad and good, make you who you are. Erasing any of life's experiences would be a great mistake." FixQuotes. February 18, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-think-we-all-wish-we-could-erase-some-dark-74487/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But all of life's experiences, bad and good, make you who you are. Erasing any of life's experiences would be a great mistake." FixQuotes, 18 Feb. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-think-we-all-wish-we-could-erase-some-dark-74487/. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.









