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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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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.

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Joely Richardson British actress
The elderly, because it takes courage to get through the day when there isn’t some glorious future ahead.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2015 source ↗
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.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 May 2022 source ↗
Cat Deeley English television presenter
Michelle Obama. Her girls were massive fans of So You Think You Can Dance and we were invited to the White House for the Easter egg hunt. She was even more brilliant than you imagine, and we bonded over a love of Beyoncé.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 May 2021 source ↗

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