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 dad, for providing for the family for 20 years – he was a wine merchant and recently retired.
Danny Boyle, for obvious reasons.
Nick Cave for his determination to hold a space for public discourse on the deep and difficult and mysterious elements of life.
Paul Irons, the deputy head at my school, Fernwood comprehensive. He was an inspiration, and still is.
I'm happy a lot; the birth of children produced the biggest highs, along with parachuting.
John Simpson, Desmond Tutu, Gloria Steinem, Sarah Brown, Barack Obama, Kirsty Wark
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