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At the moment, Ukraine’s president.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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Mario Molina
Atmospheric chemist; Nobel laureate in Chemistry, 1995
there are really very many. Again, as a child, it was obviously those scientists which had lived in the past that had made such an important mark in science history.
My husband, Paul, who is an enabler of the exuberance of his wife and five kids.
Any homosexual or transgender people fighting for their rights anywhere in the world.
Greta Thunberg.
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View profile →I’ve been awake almost my entire life. I have had insomnia since I was a child.
The moment I realised I knew how to read. I was five.
That I’ve never killed anyone – and I’ve been tempted numerous times. My other achievement is that I went to Australia, which meant I was on a plane without smoking for almost 24 hours, and I didn’t kill anyone on that flight.
The supreme court. Specifically the case Bush v Gore, which is where Sandra Day O’Connor – one person – decided the presidential election.
Rodents – including the tiniest mouse.
I just hate to work, so I can’t choose one.
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