Nancy Pelosi: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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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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My husband, Paul, who is an enabler of the exuberance of his wife and five kids.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2019 source ↗

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Sadiq Khan Mayor of London since 2016

Mo Farah represents everything that’s great about our country.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 September 2016 source ↗

Shirley Manson Scottish singer and songwriter; lead vocalist of Garbage

Greta Thunberg, a brightly coloured little bird in a coalmine, desperately sounding the alarm for others while laying her childhood to waste.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 May 2022 source ↗

Sandy Powell British costume designer

My friend [art director] Simon Costin who, in 35 years, I’ve never once seen in a bad mood.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2019 source ↗

Patrick Stewart Actor

Geoffrey's widow, Alma.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 February 2011 source ↗

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Question What does happiness look like for you when life is going well? Identity & self

No contest: seeing my grandchildren enjoying each other.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 30 May 2019 source ↗

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

When I was raising my children.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2019 source ↗

Question If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be? Identity & self

That I would have focused more on languages.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 30 May 2019 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

The current occupant of the White House.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2019 source ↗

Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

I’m not into self-deploring.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2019 source ↗

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

Discrimination, for any reason.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2019 source ↗

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