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 mam, dad and sister, who have all been through an incredible amount. They’ve all had health problems and have come through with strength, grace and positivity.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 January 2018 source ↗
Bill Drummond, Thomas Bangalter and Jay-Z.
Mum and Dad – they've done a pretty good job raising us kids.
The problem with my job is that you meet people you admire and then you don’t admire them so much. The only one I carried on admiring was Nelson Mandela.
Cathy Rigby. She was really good in that stage version of Peter Pan. No joke.
The day our rescue dog came for a visit. I burst into tears. And my (most recent) wedding, of course.
That I turned a broken heart into a career. That I hit rock bottom and bounced back up a lot higher.
My sister saved me from drowning. I shouted at her because she pulled me out of the pool and hurt my arm.
Beth Ditto, Rafael Nadal, Sally Phillips, Nicola Walker, Father John Misty, Monica Ali
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