Abi Morgan
Welsh playwright and screenwriter
Malala Yousafzai, Gloria Steinem, Meryl Streep – all suffragettes, in their own way.
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What keeps you awake at night?
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What would you like to be remembered for?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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.
Anyone who promotes peace.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2022 source ↗
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Charlie Munger
Vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, 1978–2023
John Wooden, when he was the number one basketball coach in the world. He just said to the bottom five players, “You don't get to play. You're sparring partners.” The top seven did all the playing.
Terry O'Neill
British photographer
Eden Hazard, a true sportsman.
Jason Byrne
Irish comedian
My mother, because she raised all of us. I do have a dad, but in those days dads never helped with the kids.
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For being one of the good guys.
I bought a sports car over 20 years ago and still have it. She’s a black Z8 BMW. I love her: she’s my pride and joy.
Ghosting, where you are mid-conversation with someone and they disappear off the face of the planet.
Fear, anxiety and panic attacks.
A partner – finding her and enjoying the rest of our lives together. Hopefully it will happen one day.
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