I think I don't regret a single 'excess' of my responsive youth - I only regret, in my chilled age, certain occasions and possibilities I didn't embrace.
Henry James
Related I think I don't regret a single 'excess' of my responsive youth-I only regret, in my chilled age, ce... HENRY JAMES I don't go around thinking about regret; regret doesn't consume me as a person... I'm no... BARRY HANNAH The great regret of my life is that I didn't have children. CHARLIE ROSE I remember I went through a period where I didn't embrace my 'chocolatiness.' I don'... KELLY ROWLAND Of my four marriages, the one to Bob Levitt is the only one I don't regret. ETHEL MERMAN I didn't call for a ballot at the start of the miners' strike in 1984. I'll regret that ... NEIL KINNOCK I don't regret setting bombs. BILL AYERS My biggest regret is that I've assisted the media in making me into a cartoon character. I don... MEGAN FOX I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX My goal in life is to make decisions that minimize regrets. I don't regret anything I've don... JAKE PAVELKA I don't think I understand the concept of regret. Because if I regret anything, that would mean,... TAO LIN I don't regret anything I ever do or say. I don't like to live my life being censored. I lik... EVA LONGORIA No, I don't regret anything at this point. That may change on the next phone call, but at the mo... WILLIAM SHATNER My biggest regret in life is that I didn't hit John Denver in the mouth while I has the chance. DENIS LEARY I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret m... LARRY WILCOX I don't regret what I've been through. I've had ups and downs, super highs and some real... JENNIFER LOPEZ My ex-wife, she really didn't like the material that I did. And that's something I regret, t... LOUIS C. K. I was about to get a degree in economics when I accepted that I'd be a lousy businessman, and if... PETER GALLAGHER I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done. LUCILLE BALL In 'D.A.R.Y.L.' there was a part where I had to freeze to death, and they didn't even us... BARRET OLIVER I don't see any of my colleagues as rivals. I don't think our generation needs to do that. W... SHAHID KAPOOR I was obsessed with work in my youth. It's why I didn't get married until I was 38 and the r... PAM FERRIS I did Polyester, and I don't regret one minute of it. It was wonderful. TAB HUNTER It was my duty to shoot the enemy, and I don't regret it. My regrets are for the people I couldn... CHRIS KYLE No one in my family was a reader of literary fiction. So, I didn't have encouragement, but I did... AMY TAN I don't regret being topless in certain things, but there were some things in 'EastEnders... BEN HARDY There's no regret. You can't regret. I mean, I've felt regret but I've also refused ... JUDE LAW No, I don't regret my decision at all, especially after I started this music career. My eyes wer... JOHNNY MATHIS I always wanted to be a doctor and go to art school, but I thought I'd regret it if I didn't... KATE ASHFIELD I regret and suffer those losses, but it's God's will. He will pardon me if I committed exce... AUGUSTO PINOCHET With my time in the limelight, I regret that I didn't use it more to push vegetarianism. I suppo... BERNHARD GOETZ I don't have a shred of regret about entering the exchange-rate mechanism. JOHN MAJOR I have done 'Sports Illustrated,' but I don't regret it because it portrayed me in a pos... ALEX MORGAN I never go on a run when I don't think of my dad, where I don't think about how powerful his... DAN HILL I don't analyse things, and I don't look back. I can think forward - but only about my famil... AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH I don't regret anything I do, ever, whether articles I've done or things I've said. And ... EVA LONGORIA I don't recall having a gun. I really don't. I don't think I ever pulled a gun on anyone... DARRELL ISSA I've started spending more of my time studying, trying to improve my IQ by reading and writing. ... ILYA ILYIN You know, I don't think any mother aims to be a single mom. I didn't wish for that, but it h... CHARLIZE THERON I embarked on my life - I didn't do anything. I don't have an explanation. DON DELILLO The past is a great place and I don't want to erase it or to regret it, but I don't want to ... MICK JAGGER Don't judge. I used to buy underwear because I didn't do my laundry. MICHELLE OBAMA About f-f-ace!" she said to the horse, flailing with her boots. "Into the barn, please. It's time fo... PETER LERANGIS You see?" Damien leaned over his desk and spread out half a dozen charcoal sketches. "These are only... RICK RIORDAN I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret... if you ... KATHARINE HEPBURN I bought all the books, but I probably knew on the first day that law school wasn't for me. I di... CHARLES SCHWAB I don't claim to know Israel. I don't speak Hebrew; my contacts are pretty limited. But I di... NORMAN FINKELSTEIN I've only ever trusted my gut on everything. I don't trust my head, I don't trust my hea... BRYAN ADAMS What's overwhelmingly clear is 'Havana' didn't work for people, but why it didn'... SYDNEY POLLACK Well, if you're talking about the current climate, there's a lack of content in American fil... NEIL JORDAN Later in my life, I'm going to look back and smile and be very fulfilled. I know that if I don... SHANIA TWAIN I regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is. TED TURNER My biggest regret is that I wasn't able to help give our fans a championship. CALVIN JOHNSON I don't regret things, because I learn from mistakes. If needs be, I always make amends. MARC WARREN I didn't think then, and I still don't, that I was actually sick. FRANCES FARMER In terms of relationships, I've had two failures, although I don't like to call them failure... KATE DEL CASTILLO I don't think my work does reflect my nationality - I don't like the idea of nationalism. DAVID BAILEY I don't think about fights that didn't happen. FEDOR EMELIANENKO It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON As a person, I have a lot of different sides to me, and I genuinely just embrace them. I don't t... TINASHE My age has so little to do with my image of myself because at a certain point, the number just didn&... CHRISTIE BRINKLEY I don't think I've had a holiday in my entire life that wasn't about my dad's work. KAT DENNINGS You can't be what you don't see. I didn't think about being a doctor. I didn't even ... JOYCELYN ELDERS I don't have a college degree, and my father didn't have a college degree, so when my son, Z... ROBIN WILLIAMS I don't for a second regret my closeness to them because they were wonderful, golden parents who... MIRIAM MARGOLYES I don't worry about protein. I don't worry about all that. I'm from old school. I grew u... HERSCHEL WALKER I definitely don't see myself as an actor. I don't even have it on my passport. I've got... JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR I really don't mind what people assume about me. I really think that my brain is my private thin... ALICE EVE I don't regret doing any of my films. All of them have been great learning experiences, and they... RANDEEP HOODA I'm disappointed that I really haven't been able to race in a way that is reflective of the ... IAN THORPE I'm kind of a perfectionist about my songwriting. If I don't mean it, I don't think it... CARLENE CARTER I don't have any affirmations, I don't have any of that stuff. My natural state is to look a... MICHAEL J. FOX I've done enough wrong on my own, I don't want to get blamed for something I didn't do. DWIGHT GOODEN Never regret what you don't write. ABRAHAM LINCOLN My doctor asked me if I smoked, and I said only when I'm working, golfing, or drinking. Then I r... DENNIS FRANZ I don't have nothing to regret at all in the past, except that I might've unintentionally hu... JIMI HENDRIX I don't want a job, and I think I've been trying my hardest to make sure I don't have a ... MAC DEMARCO I don't know how I didn't kill any one of my sisters. For this one horror film we were makin... ALEXA VEGA I didn't finish college; my parents didn't graduate college - we didn't have a pot to pi... BARBARA KRUGER I don't need my sexuality celebrated, and I certainly don't need it to be criticized. I didn... EZRA MILLER Who the heck is Donald Trump to fire me? I regret I didn't tell Donald Trump, 'You need to f... SINBAD I guess I don't have a proper perspective on my fame; if I did, I don't think I'd like i... CALVIN KLEIN Sometimes I regret that I don't have a bit more fun with money. I should have spoilt myself a bi... DARCEY BUSSELL So far, the biggest regret I have in regards to the world of 'Red Queen' is that I didn'... VICTORIA AVEYARD I don't ever think about the roads I didn't take because I spend too much time thinking what... KELLI O'HARA I've done a lot of partying in my time because I didn't want to go home and I didn't kno... NATALIE IMBRUGLIA You know, I don't think my music is important, I don't think it's changing the world, I ... SUFJAN STEVENS I love the 'Housewives.' I don't watch 'American Idol' or 'X Factor.' I ... JULIE KLAUSNER I didn't want my daughter brought up by nannies, and I didn't want her to feel I wasn't ... LATANYA RICHARDSON I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think... BEAR BRYANT It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON I've only been to jail once, and I didn't get my tattoos there. WATKIN TUDOR JONES I don't tour the TV studios. I don't gossip over lunch. I don't drink in Parliament'... THERESA MAY I used to be fast and loose with the term 'country' because I didn't know what else to c... CAITLIN ROSE Acting was always there, it's true. But for a long time, in my teenage years, I wasn't sure ... BILL SKARSGARD I don't think anyone would care about my private life because I don't do anything. I'm a... DANIELLE PANABAKER If you didn't know that I am an actress, I don't think you could tell from my lifestyle. I c... KAREN BLACK
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