Benjamin Zephaniah: Who do you turn to when you need advice?

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Who do you turn to when you need advice?

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Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions

Vogue's 73 Questions has repeatedly used this direct advice-network prompt.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Benjamin Zephaniah

British poet and author

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I don't believe in discrimination when it comes to animals.

Rosanna Greenstreet, The Guardian, 14 October 2011 source ↗

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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Founder and executive chairperson of Biocon

I consider Mr. Narayanan Vaghul my mentor, because he gave me a huge amount of support and confidence, and understood my business model.

Recorded Dr. Pritam Singh and Dr. Asha Bhandarker, People Matters, 15 March 2011 source ↗

Ernst Mayr Naturalist and evolutionary biologist

Anyhow, I talked it over with my mother, and she said, “Well, if that’s what you want, go right ahead.” She was a wonderful woman. And so I did.

Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 5 April 2001 source ↗

Ja’Tovia Gary visual artist and filmmaker

I’m calling people like Simone Leigh, Cauleen Smith—people who have sold things—asking, “What does this look like? What is this process?”

Recorded Keisha N. Knight, Filmmaker Magazine, 8 April 2021 source ↗

Henry R. Kravis Financier; co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

As I reflect on my journey, I am forever grateful to have always had George by my side. As I said in the beginning, my story is really our story. George influenced almost every decision I made in life and my friendship and kinship with him deeply influenced the man I am today.

Recorded KKR, 2024 source ↗