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Annie Lennox - she's a private woman with integrity.
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The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
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Jeremy Deller
English artist
Either Stevie Wonder or Willie Nelson. Hopefully, no explanation required.
Lleyton Hewitt
Australian professional tennis player
Greg Norman, for the way he handles winning and losing.
Eddie Izzard
British comedian and actress
Jo Brand. She’s a fighter, she’s successful, she’s a straight talker; she cares about people.
I love and admire Julia Roberts, one of our Running Wild guests, for the way she has a few close friends, is loyal to her family, doesn’t believe in all the fame stuff and can laugh at herself.
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Unnecessary judgment.
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