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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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Sharon Stone
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I’m astounded by the young activists, ecologists, poets, movement leaders, peaceful marchers, change makers everywhere. It’s like watching a garden bloom.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2021 source ↗

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Craig David British singer
My manager and friend Colin Lester, who has protected me through the good times and the bad.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2016 source ↗
Tim Minchin Australian musician, writer, actor and comedian
Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Maybe if we all admire her hard enough, she’ll live beyond this incredibly disturbing era.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 July 2020 source ↗

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