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

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Nothing. Without my past I wouldn’t be who I am today.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 August 2021 source ↗

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Mandy Patinkin American actor and singer
I would have been a better listener. I would have pursued more friendships instead of focusing so much on work and myself. I’m doing all that now, but I’m running out of time.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 October 2019 source ↗
Ronnie O'Sullivan English snooker player
I would go back to when I was 14 and keep to my own style of playing snooker. I was perfect, but I didn’t think I was, so I started playing like everybody else and created bad habits. With a little more time, I could have been the ultimate player. I look at my career and I probably got 75% out of it instead of 100%.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2023 source ↗
Sheena Easton Scottish singer
I read too much science fiction to mess with anything. I’d be terrified that, by changing something, my kids wouldn’t be mine.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 April 2017 source ↗

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