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My wife, who has created our life and our happiness with me.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 April 2010 source ↗
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
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Hayley Squires
English actress and playwright
Two friends who work for the NHS, Jason and Kate. One is a paramedic and one has been moved to work in an ICU.
Pope Francis, who left the Vatican to wash the feet of non-believers.
Pedro Almodóvar
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Dr. Pedro Cavadas, a pioneer in face transplants and a specialist in the transplant of severed members. This surgeon from Valencia devotes his summer breaks to travel to Africa and tend to children who have been castrated in tribal conflicts.
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That I could not play college basketball due to lack of talent.
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