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.
My wife, Donna – she is an explorer, adventuress and true contributor to the lives of everyone she meets.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2013 source ↗
My mother. She’s 85 and rather than diminishing with age, she keeps surprising and growing more marvelous. She finds fun when most are jaded, wonder when most are cynical, and is curious when most are bored. She gave me life and continues to show me how to live it daily. And I know that everyone who meets her thinks the same.
Carlos Acosta, for his incredible achievement in dance.
Sir David Attenborough, John Prendergast.
I’m astounded by the young activists, ecologists, poets, movement leaders, peaceful marchers, change makers everywhere. It’s like watching a garden bloom.
Failure at surfing school.
A shiatsu masseuse on 24-hour retainer.
Ashley Jensen, John Waters, Cuba Gooding Jr, Willem Dafoe, Tim Robbins, Richard Wilson
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