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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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My uncle, Edward Wood Dunham. He has Parkinson’s disease and faces every day with bravery, humor, and a gin-and-tonic.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2014 source ↗
David Shrigley British visual artist
Peter Tatchell is a person very worthy of admiration, but few ever seem to acknowledge him as such.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2013 source ↗
Ashley Walters British actor and rapper
My mum – I've watched her struggle financially, emotionally, mentally even, and she's come through it.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2012 source ↗

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I had self doubts when I was a freshman in high school. I was 14 years old and not very mature, and there were a few incidents in my freshman year. I learned in a very competitive environment. The high school environment that I played in was very intense, and I learned how to be stoic and go out and compete.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interviewer, Academy of Achievement interview, 1 January 1989 source ↗

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