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Oprah Winfrey. Considering the cards she was dealt at birth, what she has achieved is quite something.
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?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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Enrique Iglesias
Spanish singer
Elvira, the lady that took care of me when my parents weren't able to be there. She dedicated her whole life to me and my brother and my sister. Now I take care of her.
My mom, for her unflappable ability to be sanguine (though she sometimes dips into Pollyanna territory).
Joely Richardson
British actress
The elderly, because it takes courage to get through the day when there isn’t some glorious future ahead.
Imelda Staunton
English actress and singer
Danny Boyle, for obvious reasons.
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Meanness and lying.
I had to choreograph dancing cows for a commercial. I had to superimpose footage of dancing legs – some were mine – on to the cow. It was bonkers.
That I did everything I had to and I never gave up!
Sheer drops, like a precipice.
I don’t think anyone should deplore anything about themselves. You can always improve things, but by deploring you’re putting yourself on a losing streak.
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