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Angela Merkel. Under attack from all sides, she tries to keep alive the dreams of a tolerant, inclusive, open society.
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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Dawn O'Porter
British writer, director, and television presenter
My Auntie Jane. She took me in, aged 10, and, after my mother died, healed my broken heart by filling our dining room with food and people. Still cooking at the grand old age of 89. My icon.
Willem Dafoe
Actor
Bob Dylan: his great gift as a poet and musician, his long, incorruptible career—and he continues to tour constantly.
Carol Vorderman, because she’s stuck her head above the parapet to try to hold our bizarre politicians to account.
Sienna Miller
British actress
Liu Xiaobo, for his dignity and wisdom. If we could all have a dose of that perspective, the world would be a better place.
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Having a gun held to my head at a May Day rally during the revolution in Grenada. I was mistaken for a CIA agent.
Exhilarating. I’ve been extremely lucky in that the person I love, Annalena, happens to be my wife.
To have grown up with my siblings. They were at least 10 years older than me.
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