Steve Pemberton
British actor and comedian
What I am now, but with a better singing voice.
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Time & hindsight
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
Failure & regret
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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An ambulance driver.
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Floella Benjamin
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A teacher. Teachers can change lives.
Serena Williams
United States professional tennis player, 1995–2022
A veterinarian.
Malcolm Gladwell
Staff writer at The New Yorker; author of The Tipping Point and Outliers
I didn’t want to be anything because I don’t look ahead. Even as a kid I thought it was pointless.
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As a great mother, wife and songwriter.
That things change.
Not scrolling on my phone as much as I do.
A gazillion years ago I was in Gucci with Melanie Blatt, and I attempted to sit down on a chair that wasn’t there. I did a full-on stuntwoman backward roll, landed in a ball of the floor and laughed so hard I wet myself. Everybody in the shop moved to a different section.
When my children were small and used to play together, be creative, and were just in that innocent bubble.
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