The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?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.
Clive Stafford Smith, for his incredible work with the Reprieve charity.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 August 2017 source ↗
So many. All childcarers and most primary teachers.
My friend Josie Naughton, the co‑founder and CEO of the charity Choose Love, which supports refugees and displaced people. She left her job working for Coldplay to dedicate her life to this cause.
Nelson Mandela.
Angela Merkel; she seems wise, compassionate, curiously huggable.
To Ms Dooley, for failing my maths GCSE several times over.
Not playing Freddie Mercury.
A librarian. Or a racing driver for Ferrari F1.
I used to clean the ovens in a bakery. Brillo pad and poison.
Just remembered will do.
I am pretty chirpy at the moment.
Harriet Walter, Hayley Atwell, Olly Alexander, Kylie Minogue, Laurence Fox, John Malkovich
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