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Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

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Bianca Jagger Nicaraguan human rights advocate
To my daughter, because she felt that I spent too much time saving other children. I would go to war zones and travel the world for human rights work, and she was missing me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 March 2020 source ↗
To kids I bullied in school. I have apologised and I will continue to. To repay those things karmically, I will watch my kids’ hearts like a hawk for signs of hardening or any distortions of empathy that they might develop.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 November 2025 source ↗
John Prescott Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
My mother, because I didn’t appreciate how proud she was of me being deputy prime minister. She ended up doing more press than me, and I was too sensitive and reacted.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

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