Exactly what my parents left me: the knowledge of the difference between good and bad and right and wrong. Everything else is entirely up to them.
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
A strong sense of being loved and a hopefulness for their life ahead.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 February 2026 source ↗
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Warren Buffett
Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, 1970–2025
This pledge will leave my lifestyle untouched and that of my children as well. They have already received significant sums for their personal use and will receive more in the future. They live comfortable and productive lives.
Recorded
His own pledge letter, written on joining the Giving Pledge in 2010, The Giving Pledge, 2010
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A strong work ethic and enough wealth not to need it.
More from Billy Crudup
View profile →Yesterday because I was being paid to do it on stage.
I was going to a bar with friends and there was a line at the door. I’d been there before and asked the doorman to skip the line. He said, “Oh, I remember you, you were in Almost Famous, weren’t you?” And I said, “Yeah.” And he goes, “Yeah, get back in line.”
Flashes of hubris.
Hopefully we have life in the minds and hearts of the people we interacted with.
Being present where you are.
An education for my child.
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