I wish I sent one more helicopter to get the hostages and we would have rescued then and I - I would have been re-elected, but that may have - and that may have interfered with the foundation of the Carter Center. And if I had to choose between four more years and the Carter Center, I think I would choose the Carter Center.
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I would have been OK with feeling shy. In my teenage years, I thought being an actor meant that you had to be a little more performative.
I wouldn’t have hurt as many people, and I would have thought more before speaking.
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Some of my teachers. I was a bit of a handful as a kid. They were just trying to do their job and I made it very difficult.
If I am remembered at all that would be nice. I won’t be picky.
Openness, curiosity and compassion.
The thought that I could be doing more: being more productive, doing more of the things that matter, and less of the things that don’t.
I wanted to perform in some way, but I didn’t think it was viable. Teachers told me I should be a barrister, because I was always arguing with them.
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