Barack Obama has shown us how to be a politician guided by intelligence, integrity, and compassion.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2020 source ↗
The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Barack Obama has shown us how to be a politician guided by intelligence, integrity, and compassion.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2020 source ↗
Well, Frank Sinatra’s gone, so the rest have to stand in line.
Johnny Mathis - he is so perfect.
Camila Batmanghelidjh, the founder of Kids Company.
My mother-in-law, Eunice Shriver, who founded the Special Olympics, and my father-in-law, Sargent Shriver, who founded Job Corps and was the first director of the Peace Corps.
Dishonesty. It destroys relationships. It’s something celebrities especially have to guard against because people are prone to tell you what they think you want to hear rather than the truth.
Being surrounded by my friends and family. Just listening to them interacting, laughing, sharing. It is the culmination of everything I could have hoped for.
Years ago, before I had my current manager, I was taken advantage of by people I’d trusted with my finances. That’s made me especially sensitive to the prospect of financial ruin. I’m constantly advising young athletes to be vigilant when it comes to whom you trust with your finances.
Laziness. After 30 years of being a disciplined athlete with an intensely tight schedule, I still can’t forgive myself for letting things slide.
Loyalty. Not fawning, but a loyalty based on our shared love and history that fosters compassion and forgiveness.
My college years, when everything was possible and I felt physically invulnerable.
Vinnie Jones, David Haye, Johanna Konta, Chris Hoy, Serena Williams, Andy Roddick
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