Paul Weller
English singer-songwriter and musician
David Attenborough, because he sticks to what he loves and is still passionate about it. God bless him.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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.
No one I can think of, but lots of people no longer living.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 May 2019 source ↗
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Sebastian Coe
British athlete and politician
Among others, Mikhail Gorbachev for leadership that enabled the peaceful transition from communism in eastern Europe.
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman
Any person trying to uplift mankind.
Nick Cave for his determination to hold a space for public discourse on the deep and difficult and mysterious elements of life.
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View profile →When I received my scholarship to art school in 1945.
Not having longer legs.
My parents. We didn’t realise how absolutely desperate they were when we left Germany, because my father couldn’t earn anything. A letter turned up fairly recently in which he said, “We’ve been through a terrible time because Julia [my mother] never stopped talking about suicide and not just for herself, but to take the children with her.”
Secretary to a lawyer. I was sacked after a week.
Nothing, really, because it was all interesting.
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