• Regrets About Missed Opportunities:
  • "I really, really effing regret that I didn't take advantage of public schools here to learn to play a musical instrument. Now I regret it desperately."
• Importance of Health:
  • "Keep active, don't smoke, don't drink, and have fun. Enjoy yourself."
• Value of Time:
  • "Time. It just seems to me young people are always in such a hurry. I think just calm down and proceed sensibly."
• Prioritizing Happiness:
  • "Not being happy is not the same as being ill... sometimes you're happy about things, sometimes you're not, and that's just normal life."
• Living Authentically:
  • "I really don't care anymore what people think, and I used to care. But now, you just live your life the way you want."
• Regrets About Relationships:
  • "Not being kind enough and generous enough... instead of just going, you know what, it'll all work out at the end."
• Social Media Concerns:
  • "The Social Media stuff... all the selfies and the kind of marketing oneself as a product. You can't sit in an airport or even in a park and talk to anybody because everybody's like this [gestures to phone]."
• Learning and Growth:
  • "Every day, you got to grow, and every day, you got to learn something. You don't know it all for sure, so keep on learning."
• Value of Experiences Over Material Things:
  • "The older you get, the more you go, 'Why do I have all this stuff?' It's the experiences that matter, not the things."
• Regret Over Being Competitive:
  • "I was too competitive sometimes at work, and it came at the expense of friendships and my own comfort. Now, looking back, I kind of go like, 'Ew, I did that.'"
• Importance of Travel:
  • "We both love to travel. I think we waited until we thought, 'Oh, we can afford that.' It would have been much more fun to travel when we were younger at less nice places."
• Letting Go of Worry:
  • "Don't worry so much about things. I worried about everything when I was young, and after a while, you just think, 'What's the point? Just do it.'"
• Being Present and Appreciating Life:
  • "Relax. Show me the same respect as you show to any other... and just be in the moment."
• Importance of Community and Relationships:
  • "At the end of the day, what matters is community, the ability to connect to people and do something that's meaningful to you."
• The Physical Reality of Aging:
  • "It feels like gravity has been holding on to me for a long [expletive] time... suddenly, you look up and go, 'What? 73? When did that happen?'"
• Mentally Staying Young:
  • "Physically, I feel fine. Mentally, I feel younger, but I'm aware that I'm not 40 anymore."
• Don't Delay What Matters:
  • "Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Just be a good person. If you're a good person, somehow everything works out to be good."
• Avoid Remorse:
  • "Never do anything that might cause remorse, because remorse is something that you cannot repair."