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

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Recorded Adrian Scarborough said elsewhere, not written here
The first 12 years of school. I was very unhappy. I was not academic, so I played the fool till I was 16.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 February 2022 source ↗

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Russell Howard British comedian and presenter
I wouldn’t lose my virginity at an army camp and then roll over on to an ants’ nest.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2020 source ↗
Warren Buffett Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, 1970–2025
In particular, my decision to sell McDonald's was a very big mistake. Overall, you would have been better off last year if I had regularly snuck off to the movies during market hours.
Recorded His letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in the 1998 annual report, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., February 1999 source ↗
David Harewood British actor and presenter
I would have had a bit more belief in myself: I would have reached for America sooner.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2019 source ↗

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