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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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Ann Patchett American author
A friend named Charles Strobel, who runs the Campus for Human Development in Nashville. It’s a homeless shelter. He lives a life of pure kindness, and he’s a funny guy.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2017 source ↗
Audra McDonald Singer and actor
Meghan Markle. I don’t know how she continues to walk through this world with the grace, strength, and purpose that she does given the unbearable amount of vitriol and hate she has been subjected to, but she does. I wish she didn’t have to.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2023 source ↗
Bozoma Saint John Marketing executive; former chief marketing officer of Netflix
My daughter, Lael. She’s fearless and fun. In her eight years, she’s had traumatic events, but still gives hugs.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 October 2017 source ↗

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