My mum [the actor, Sally Dynevor] in so many ways. She is the real definition of a superwoman to me.
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What is the worst job you have done?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
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What is your greatest fear?
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The amazing women standing up against the Taliban.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2023 source ↗
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Hillary Clinton.
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Barack Obama has shown us how to be a politician guided by intelligence, integrity, and compassion.
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Minding not being liked.
Not to take anything for granted.
I’ve always been frightened of the dark. I sometimes wonder whether it stems from being away filming from the age of five. I can remember being devastatingly homesick and having a little nightlight I used to look at to reassure myself things were all right.
Fine dining when it goes wrong.
Mental cruelty.
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