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Aung San Suu Kyi: an extraordinary humanitarian fighting for democracy in a Burmese dictatorship.
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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Rory Kinnear
English actor
My mother. Any child of a single parent, if they are in a relationship when they become a parent, thinks, “How the hell did you do it alone?”
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Basketball player and author
Barack Obama has shown us how to be a politician guided by intelligence, integrity, and compassion.
Laurence Fox
English actor and activist
My mum, because she raised five children. I am raising two and it’s hard work.
Danny Alexander
British banker
Malala Yousafzai, such a brave young woman who will not be moved from her desire to see leaders everywhere give their young citizens the education they deserve.
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A single-malt whisky.
Jeff Buckley's rendition of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.
Growing up in the 70s, in the country in England and Ireland.
Come back to me the night before I pop my clogs.
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