If you could edit your past, what would you change?

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Nothing. It’s too risky. What if you eliminated a misjudged situation from your life and it turned out that one of your children wasn’t born, or you failed to meet your partner?

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 February 2016 source ↗

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Joan Jett American singer, songwriter and guitarist
I don’t think I’d change anything: the bad forms you more than the good.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 November 2020 source ↗

Siri Hustvedt American novelist, essayist, poet
I would have articulated aloud the comments I too often suppressed out of deference to arrogant, condescending, sexist bores.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 August 2017 source ↗

Tim Minchin Australian musician, writer, actor and comedian
I’d take back some dumb shit I said when I had no audience and found that being shocking made people laugh.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 July 2020 source ↗

Jennifer Hudson American singer and actress
I wouldn’t change a thing. Every experience is a lesson learned.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2018 source ↗

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