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.
Peter Tatchell is a person very worthy of admiration, but few ever seem to acknowledge him as such.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2013 source ↗
Michelle Obama. Her girls were massive fans of So You Think You Can Dance and we were invited to the White House for the Easter egg hunt. She was even more brilliant than you imagine, and we bonded over a love of Beyoncé.
Bill Drummond, Thomas Bangalter and Jay-Z.
People who have done really well in their sports: in tennis, Steffi Graf; in ice hockey, Wayne Gretzky.
The elderly, because it takes courage to get through the day when there isn’t some glorious future ahead.
Walking the dog on a beach in Dorset with my wife.
I fear it has yet to come.
The theme tune to Countdown.
Cybill Shepherd, Archie Panjabi, Stephen Dorff, Ann Patchett, Martin Freeman, Ivan Lendl
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