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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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

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Danny Alexander

British banker

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Malala Yousafzai, such a brave young woman who will not be moved from her desire to see leaders everywhere give their young citizens the education they deserve.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2013 source ↗

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Armistead Maupin American writer
My friend Ian McKellen, who has an extraordinary record as an actor and a gay activist.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 August 2019 source ↗

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