Nick Robinson
British political journalist
My wife, because she has to live with me.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Time & hindsight
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How would you describe yourself in three words?
Identity & self
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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.
Judi Dench – not only is she super talented but she is also really humble.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2024 source ↗
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Stephen Graham
English actor
My wife, Hannah. She’s amazing and keeps me in check. I met her 24 years ago at drama school.
Steve Jobs
Co-founder and chief executive of Apple; co-founder of NeXT; chief executive of Pixar
You know, Dr. Edwin Land was a troublemaker. He dropped out of Harvard and founded Polaroid. Not only was he one of the great inventors of our time but, more important, he saw the intersection of art and science and business and built an organization to reflect that.
Shirley Manson
Scottish singer and songwriter; lead vocalist of Garbage
Greta Thunberg, a brightly coloured little bird in a coalmine, desperately sounding the alarm for others while laying her childhood to waste.
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View profile →An actress. I started when I was 13 at theatre school. My first assembly, Tom and I were sat next to each other.
Art: a James McQueen piece that says, “It’s all shits and giggles until someone giggles and shits.” It’s in our bathroom.
A friend and I were talking about eating disorders and he said: “Well, we never have to worry about you not eating.”
Block out the noise and trust your gut.
Prepared, focused, a bit silly.
My need to be liked.
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