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

The question

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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Adam Clayton

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Gabor Maté. He is very eloquent and articulate about the role of trauma in our lives.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2024 source ↗

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Romola Garai

Anybody who works in frontline mental health services for the NHS.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗

Mellody Hobson Co-chief executive and president of Ariel Investments

I really appreciate the fact, and I constantly tell Reverend Jackson and Reverend Sharpton that I appreciate the fact that they're fighting for us, because I am an accident of birth.

Recorded Farai Chideya, News & Notes, Leading Ladies series, NPR, 22 March 2007 source ↗

Burt Reynolds American actor

My son Quinton. He’s working behind the scenes in the picture biz and he’s done it all on his own.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 source ↗

Tony Christie

King Charles III, because he’s working hard to save our planet.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2024 source ↗

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In 1992 I was in New York, and somebody showed me a work by Louise Bourgeois. I never realised that sculpture could move me, and I was so affected by this piece that I bought it. It was a lot of money.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2024 source ↗