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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.

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Ann Patchett American author
A friend named Charles Strobel, who runs the Campus for Human Development in Nashville. It’s a homeless shelter. He lives a life of pure kindness, and he’s a funny guy.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2017 source ↗
George Michael English singer-songwriter
Anybody who fights for human rights or to make this world a better place. Nurses, doctors, teachers: these are the people who deserve the credit these days.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 August 2014 source ↗
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen English interior designer and television personality
The missus. She is the glamour mamma mia at the top of our feudal pyramid. We all live together, so she’s a full-time grandmother and rules the roost. How she steered us through lockdown was extraordinary.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 October 2022 source ↗
Cynthia Nixon American actress and politician
Michelle Obama (not that Barack wouldn’t be right up there). She seems genuinely to enjoy her life and do the best with all the tasks that she sets her mind to.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 April 2017 source ↗

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