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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Probably David Hockney, for achieving a perfect balance of life and work; for making great pictures; being charitable; and remaining bloody-minded.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2012 source ↗
My partner, who’s helping me with this Proust Questionnaire.
Jay Z. He’s a mogul. He’s a Sagittarius like me. I love his business moves.
I love and admire Julia Roberts, one of our Running Wild guests, for the way she has a few close friends, is loyal to her family, doesn’t believe in all the fame stuff and can laugh at herself.
Gabor Maté. He is very eloquent and articulate about the role of trauma in our lives.
I'm happy a lot; the birth of children produced the biggest highs, along with parachuting.
Gloria Steinem, Desmond Tutu, John Simpson, Kirsty Wark, Barack Obama, Sarah Brown
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