MK
Nothing. Everything happens for a reason.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2019 source ↗
The question
If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change?Originally asked
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Adam Lambert
American singer
I would try to work on being able to trust people more easily.
Fewer night shifts.
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.
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His letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in the 1998 annual report, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., February 1999
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If I think my family’s not safe. And if I have a good idea musically: sometimes I can’t sleep out of excitement.
Being able to drive.
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