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Myself – why not?
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 December 2021 source ↗
The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
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View all 407 →It’s a tie between Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr., Wole Soyinka, and Oprah Winfrey. All are fearless, all know themselves, all have examined themselves, and all are comfortable with what they have seen.
Rafael Nadal
Spanish professional tennis player, 2001–2024
Just normal people from my hometown, from my country.
Brett Anderson
English singer
My wife. She is the most beautiful person I know in every way and has an endless energy for other people that a vinegary old misanthrope like myself can only marvel at.
David Guetta
French DJ
People worship music artists or actors but I have a lot of admiration for doctors, people who save lives.
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View profile →Helping to slaughter farmyard animals as a kid; watching while my aunties cut them up to get their guts out and seeing eggs floating around in the hens. That made me become a vegetarian.
I had this idiotic manager for a while who got me an Armani suit and then got the money off me.
I never set my sights that high, so I’m not disappointed with anything.
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