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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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

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Renée Zellweger
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Jimmy Carter. Michelle Obama. Barack Obama. Geoffrey Canada. Tank Man. Marian Wright Edelman. Madeleine Albright. King Abdullah II of Jordan. Norman Lear. Malala Yousafzai. Beyoncé Knowles.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2017 source ↗

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Bill Bailey Comedian and musician
Aung San Suu Kyi, for her resilience and determination.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 October 2016 source ↗
Walton Goggins
My wife, because of the lessons we’ve learned and what we have overcome over the course of our time together.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 May 2025 source ↗
Tony Ross British writer of children's books
Sue Townsend, for creating Adrian Mole, her insight into people and for overcoming the problems she's had.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 April 2013 source ↗

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