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My mum, for bringing up three lads.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2014 source ↗
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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Anyone who speaks truth to power at the risk of their own safety.
Ricky Gervais. I’m saying that so he might read this and cast me in something.
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I have to say myself, because I know everything that he’s been through and still continues to go through. I admire him. So I vote me – I like him.
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That I stopped martial arts 20 years ago.
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