If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

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Charlie Munger Vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, 1978–2023

if your proposed marriage contract has forty-seven pages, my suggestion is you not enter.

Recorded USC Gould School of Law commencement, 2007, Speakola, 2007 source ↗

Elmore Leonard Novelist and screenwriter

Convince myself that walking two miles a day isn’t boring.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 9 November 2012 source ↗

Robert De Niro Actor

I am the way I am, and I can’t change that. Why even think about it?

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 19 February 2013 source ↗

Sally Field Actor

I’d be more patient, which I didn’t consider a virtue until right this moment.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 10 March 2016 source ↗

Gloria Steinem Writer and feminist organiser

I would love to have a good memory. I’m at an age when remembering something right away is as good as an orgasm.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 24 September 2020 source ↗

Alice Waters Chef, restaurateur and food activist

My discomfort with being alone.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 28 July 2021 source ↗

Bonnie Raitt Singer and guitarist

Balancing my inner and outer life.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 28 September 2022 source ↗

Patti Smith Musician, poet and photographer

I would love to have a better sense of physical balance.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2024 source ↗

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