Mandela. Also, artists and painters. I admire people who are creative.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Time & hindsight
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What does love feel like?
Relationships
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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 mum [the actor, Sally Dynevor] in so many ways. She is the real definition of a superwoman to me.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗
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Danny Alexander
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Malala Yousafzai, such a brave young woman who will not be moved from her desire to see leaders everywhere give their young citizens the education they deserve.
David Baddiel
Comedian and writer
The comedian Norm Macdonald. He’s the funniest man in the world, but so committed to being funny, he’s continually screwing up his career.
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View profile →Every time I go on a plane I feel awful about it. So for me, and everyone in the world, being able to board an electric plane would be really cool.
So many things. Every headline in the newspaper, global warming … the list goes on.
That everything happens for a reason.
When you’re younger you confuse love with chaos and passion and, as I’ve gotten older, I realise that love is the opposite: it’s peace and it feels safe, like home.
My housemate, because I keep shrinking his jumpers in the wash.
Working as a waitress in a cocktail bar in Shoreditch, London.
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