The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Stephen Hawking: what he does is incredible. My nan died of motor neurone disease, which he has.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2017 source ↗
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.
Any homosexual or transgender people fighting for their rights anywhere in the world.
My wife, Donna – she is an explorer, adventuress and true contributor to the lives of everyone she meets.
I think that Jay Powell in when, when the epidemic broke out, I think he acted in March of 2020 and I think if he'd waited two or three weeks, it would have been a disaster. Once the dominoes start toppling, they just start toppling and, and, and, and that line is shorter than anybody thinks, and it topples faster. And I think he did exactly the right thing, and he, he did it even stronger than Volker did. You know, I mean, he, he and Volker are my heroes at the Fed.
I’ve never had a job.
On my wedding day.
I would have spent every single day with my sister before she left to live in New Zealand. At my wedding, it was the first time I had seen her in two and a half years.
A Rolex, after London 2012.
I’m proud of my achievements at the Olympics. But I prepare in exactly the same way for every race.
Vinnie Jones, David Haye, Johanna Konta, Chris Hoy, Serena Williams, Lleyton Hewitt
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