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.
Anyone who can laugh at themselves.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2013 source ↗
I’m defined as a very strong woman. I don’t identify myself with a specific figure, but I do greatly admire people who manage to persevere with humility through great difficulties.
Jimmy Carter. Michelle Obama. Barack Obama. Geoffrey Canada. Tank Man. Marian Wright Edelman. Madeleine Albright. King Abdullah II of Jordan. Norman Lear. Malala Yousafzai. Beyoncé Knowles.
Hillary Clinton, because it’s not easy being bullied and humiliated publicly and carrying on.
Harry apart, Michael Fassbender, because his acting is beyond my comprehension and I find him absolutely fearless and inspirational.
Flirting with danger.
At the altar all seven times.
False humility.
Being there through thin and thin. That’s friendship treasured.
Robbie Williams, Mel Brooks, Kevin Rowland, Vera Wang, Jaime Winstone, Nick Grimshaw
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