Joss Stone
English singer, songwriter, and actress
It’s all a learning experience, even if it’s a shit time.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I’d have done everything earlier and with more style.
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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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Julia Ormond
English actress
I wouldn’t have hurt as many people, and I would have thought more before speaking.
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I am a living self-help book – I’ve managed to train myself to never regret anything.
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