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.
A friend named Paul Hill [one of the Guildford Four] spent 15 years in prison doing time for crimes he did not commit. We communicate most days. I admire the hell out of him.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 October 2022 source ↗
Oprah Winfrey. She always does the right thing—even when no one is looking.
Hillary Clinton – people make her responsible for what Bill did, but she’s just as innocent as I was when my husband cheated on me.
The Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira, who is 100 years old and still working.
Gabby Giffords. She’s a survivor of gun violence and a relentless champion of sensible gun safety measures.
Like Celtic hitting the back of the net in the 90th minute of a Champions League football match.
In the Beatles.
I’ve learned to give myself a break. Everyone should.
I have a mild fear of not being appreciative enough for the luck that has come my way. That’s about it.
Not much. Given that I’m up and active most mornings around 5am, I’ve had enough of everything by 9pm.
I travelled all the way to the Arctic Circle to see the aurora borealis, then fell asleep and missed it.
Bill Bailey, Brett Anderson, Elaine Paige, Candi Staton, Alison Goldfrapp, Hans Zimmer
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