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.
My little sister Yasmin. She’s got congenital heart disease, but continues to smile regardless.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 September 2016 source ↗
Dolly Parton. I love how she does what she wants, and lives how she wants, keeping her life so private. Also, she helped fund Covid vaccine research.
All women who slog their guts out every day, quietly getting on with bringing up their families.
Sir David Attenborough, John Prendergast.
Obama, because against all odds, he's getting the job done with grace and integrity.
A very expensive dehydrator (it cost £30). I’ve made raisins, banana chips and apple chips with it so far. It’s so addictive, I’ll probably start drying my kids soon.
Trying to think of a recipe I’ve forgotten. I keep a notebook by my bed now.
My children’s births, and when I won the Bake Off.
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!
Last week, when I dropped a mug on my foot.
When somebody runs you a bath and orders a takeaway after a long day.
Danny Alexander, Martha Stewart, Mellody Hobson, Rick Stein, Warren Buffett, Prue Leith
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