I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
This is the one I hear the most. A respected surgeon looked at his own hands and said, "These hands were meant to chop vegetables, not slice open bodies. I always dreamed of opening a small bistro." He shook his head. "I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me."