I admire the mother of my children a great deal, because she’s interesting, smart and funny.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 March 2018 source ↗
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.
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I admire the mother of my children a great deal, because she’s interesting, smart and funny.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 March 2018 source ↗
I feel almost certain I don't know them. It would be one of these types who dedicate their lives to the welfare of others, whereas the people I tend to know are people making stories out of the dramas of themselves.
I'm flighty. Yesterday, Peter Tatchell. Today, Jennifer Saunders.
My wife, Melanie. She's had real trauma and loss in her life, yet she starts every day with joy, and sees the world as a good place
Greg Norman, for the way he handles winning and losing.
I don’t think so! You can’t really know that until the moment of your death, at which point you will probably not be afraid because you won’t be there. I have a very old friend who called me last year to say, “Okay I am done. I am not fighting this anymore. I am checking out. I am calling to say goodbye because I am not really conscious most of the time. I am cutting off the pain killers.” He seemed okay. That was not the moment of his death, but it was within two or three days.
Watching seeds grow in the greenhouse. Drawing or reading or cooking.
When I was an idiot high school student, as opposed to being an idiot adult, I used to drive very fast.
That they’re kind, trustworthy, smart, and can hear and communicate and aren’t afraid to do so.
Probably when our children were small, which is not to say I am unhappy now.
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