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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Bob Geldof, because he changed the perception of what people should do when they see a situation of need.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2013 source ↗
My mother. She raised four children pretty much on her own. My father was around, but always out at work.
Bryan Stevenson.
Oprah Winfrey, as Maya Angelou and Tina Turner are no longer with us. These women are Afro-American queens who, despite growing up in the racist south experiencing physical, emotional and sexual abuse, rose to the top of their professions and are an inspiration to women everywhere.
Cathy Rigby. She was really good in that stage version of Peter Pan. No joke.
If I Can Dream, by Elvis Presley.
When I didn't get selected for the county football team when I was 15.
My kids doing what I say, when I say.
John Waters, Ashley Jensen, Omid Djalili, Ashley Walters, Russell Tovey, Lily Tomlin
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