Christy Turlington Burns
American model
A midwife named Jennie Joseph. She is a tireless activist for women, family health and equal access to quality maternity care.
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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What is your greatest fear?
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What would you like to be remembered for?
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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.
The many nuns and priests who often work in the shadows, dedicating their lives to the service of others.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗
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David Baddiel
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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.
Lleyton Hewitt
Australian professional tennis player
Greg Norman, for the way he handles winning and losing.
Malala Yousafzai
Education campaigner; co-founder of the Malala Fund; United Nations Messenger of Peace
Women in leadership positions in every field who are using their advantages to inspire younger women.
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View profile →Earthly life is merely the infancy of our soul. What comes after physical death is, I imagine, like returning home.
Lack of humility, the absence of goodness.
I fear the arrogance we are all at risk of, the pride that pushes us to put “I” in place of “God”. More prosaically, I fear physical pain because it risks stripping us of our dignity.
When each of my three children was born.
A singer. I wanted to live off music ever since I was a child – a wish that came true when I was over 35 years old.
As a man who tried to respect everyone, treating them with a smile and with due regard, despite the limitations of being human.
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