Richard Bacon
English television and radio presenter
Sheryl Sandberg at Facebook.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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How would you describe yourself in three words?
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How close have you come to death?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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When was the last time you changed your mind about something?
Change of mind
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The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
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Victoria Rose, a British surgeon operating on children in Gaza.
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Audra McDonald
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Meghan Markle. I don’t know how she continues to walk through this world with the grace, strength, and purpose that she does given the unbearable amount of vitriol and hate she has been subjected to, but she does. I wish she didn’t have to.
Björn Ulvaeus
Swedish musician
Bill Gates. Not only did he build Microsoft, he went on with his wife to create the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. They support the, in my view, single most important factor in making the world a better place – empowerment of women and girls.
Shappi Khorsandi
Iranian-born British comedian
Teachers who recognise that each child is different.
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Gender-affirming surgery. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not widely available on the NHS and a lot of it you have to pay for yourself.
Passionate, loving, driven.
Before transitioning, I had a severe eating disorder. The doctor said, “Your body’s shutting down and if you don’t improve your mental and physical wellbeing, you’ll die.” Shortly after that, I started transitioning medically and my eating disorder resolved.
Everybody I’ve lost to suicide. When someone dies in that tragic way, you always feel you could have done more.
Cancel culture: getting stuck on the discourse rather than looking at the system.
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