Sir David Attenborough, John Prendergast.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2019 source ↗
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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Rick Stein
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The Dalai Lama.
Michael Frayn – such modesty, talent, kindness and bottomless curiosity.
I’m defined as a very strong woman. I don’t identify myself with a specific figure, but I do greatly admire people who manage to persevere with humility through great difficulties.
My friend Josie Naughton, the co‑founder and CEO of the charity Choose Love, which supports refugees and displaced people. She left her job working for Coldplay to dedicate her life to this cause.
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They can take the piss out of me and it still feels like wisdom and loyalty.
Showing off onstage, with everyone laughing and applauding.
A little more self-confidence wouldn’t hurt.
A world destroyed by science-denying mediocrity.
To place faith over facts.
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