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I am in my ninth decade, so most people I have admired are no longer alive.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2016 source ↗
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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Terry O'Neill
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Eden Hazard, a true sportsman.
Rob Brydon
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Rod Stewart. For obvious reasons.
Ray Mears
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My wife, Ruth, because she holds the fort, making it possible for me to do what I do.
John Lewis
U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1987–2020; Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1963–1966
Barack Obama, because he believed he could be president of the United States, and he succeeded. He was kind, and he tried to set a high standard of leadership.
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