Edward Fox
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The years between 13 and 17, which I think are very formative, and the rather arid public school upbringing I had at Harrow.
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Ronnie Wood
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All the hanging about.
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To be born independently wealthy.
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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View profile →I got seduced by being a pop star, and why wouldn’t I? I think I could have made a few more career moves with films. But I was nervous. How do you move forward as an actor creatively if you are just appealing to teenage girls?
Maybe in the 1990s, but I was so selfish at the time, I wouldn’t really have noticed what was going on.
The inability to do things for myself.
Looking down at other people. I was brought up to treat people as you treat yourself, with respect. The people you meet on the way up are the people you meet on the way down.
Healthy body and a healthy mind – very simple.
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