Simone Biles
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Now. I feel wiser and calmer than I’ve ever been.
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Sarah Brown
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Lots of times, mostly all connected to Gordon and my children.
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The day after I got married.
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I don’t think there’s a single moment. Every day that you wake up and your family is healthy and OK is a daily gratitude and happiness for me.
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My children, and my sanity. For a child actor, I think it’s noteworthy.
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When I was about 15, I auditioned to play Alice In Wonderland on Broadway, and they cast someone else. I never got over it.
Michelle Obama (not that Barack wouldn’t be right up there). She seems genuinely to enjoy her life and do the best with all the tasks that she sets her mind to.
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