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Jo Brand. She’s a fighter, she’s successful, she’s a straight talker; she cares about people.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2016 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.
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kd lang
Canadian musician
My mother. I am always fascinated by her, and I get schooled every time I’m around her.
Meg Rosoff
American novelist
My husband is the kindest, funniest, most strange and wondrous person I know.
Jonnie Peacock
British athlete
David Beckham. He was my idol growing up and I met him in 2000, just before the England game against Romania.
Lemn Sissay. What happened to him and what he’s done with his life is extraordinary.
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The double marathon on the last day of my 27 marathons in 27 days.
Mozart’s clarinet concerto from the Out Of Africa soundtrack.
Nelson Mandela, because I didn’t do enough to stop apartheid. Now I have hopefully made amends.
With a blue plaque.
The UK voting for us to stay in Europe on 23 June.
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