Angela Merkel; she seems wise, compassionate, curiously huggable.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 February 2016 source ↗
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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Meera Syal
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My parents. They have been the best example of a loving and respectful marriage over 60 years.
Anyone who can laugh at themselves.
Hans Zimmer
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Sir David Attenborough, John Prendergast.
John Cooper Clarke
English poet
Peter Hitchens: he ploughs the lonely furrow.
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Nothing. It’s too risky. What if you eliminated a misjudged situation from your life and it turned out that one of your children wasn’t born, or you failed to meet your partner?
When the Guardian called me a scaremonger for wanting to preserve London’s green belt.
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