Danny Boyle, for obvious reasons.
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?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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Danny Boyle, for obvious reasons.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 June 2013 source ↗
Two friends who work for the NHS, Jason and Kate. One is a paramedic and one has been moved to work in an ICU.
I’m defined as a very strong woman. I don’t identify myself with a specific figure, but I do greatly admire people who manage to persevere with humility through great difficulties.
I have a lot of respect and admiration for President Carter. It was a delight when I got the Nobel Peace Prize to get a letter from him. It meant a lot to me, getting that letter from a man who is my idol in many ways. ... He always has the courage to express his views, his convictions. He doesn’t hesitate to run against the current. He has always had a moral certitude. He looks at the ethics and morality of his action, and that’s key. Whatever we do in life, whether privately or publicly, we need to have a compass. We need to be sure that what we do is not only good for us, but good for the people at large. That’s ethics. That’s morality. I think we need to always know that our work is not just good for us in the short term, but it’s morally correct. And when I talk about morality, I don’t talk about religion. I talk about a moral code, a moral value, which I think we all have, being honest, being fair, being correct. These are values I think we all share.
Joseph Opio, a Ugandan writer who has discovered the secrets of happiness.
On my wedding day.
I like to live in the moment.
Snoring – and it's not me.
Not working at the Royal Court until now.
Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Jaime Winstone, Stephen Dorff, Archie Panjabi, Cybill Shepherd, Sienna Miller
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