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Mo Farah represents everything that’s great about our country.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 September 2016 source ↗
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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View all 407 →I’m astounded by the young activists, ecologists, poets, movement leaders, peaceful marchers, change makers everywhere. It’s like watching a garden bloom.
Anyone who speaks truth to power at the risk of their own safety.
Pope Francis, who left the Vatican to wash the feet of non-believers.
Julia Donaldson
British writer and playwright
Harper Lee, for writing To Kill A Mockingbird.
More from Sadiq Khan
View profile →I would have had more time with my dad before he passed away.
Labour losing the 2015 election: we weren’t able to help the people who needed us most.
When I was a kid in Tooting, our house caught fire. We didn’t realise until the fire brigade turned up.
As a mayor who made London better for all Londoners, and as a good husband and dad.
To my wife Saadiya, for interrupting too many evenings, weekends and family holidays with work.
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