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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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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.

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Una Stubbs

British actress, television personality, and dancer

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My best friend, the choreographer Dougie Squires. Somebody once said his heart is like a hotel with hundreds of doors for everybody.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 April 2016 source ↗

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Jim Kerr Scottish singer and songwriter
A friend named Paul Hill [one of the Guildford Four] spent 15 years in prison doing time for crimes he did not commit. We communicate most days. I admire the hell out of him.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 October 2022 source ↗

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