Alison Moyet
English singer
My older sister, Jeanne. We fought when we were kids, but she is so entirely capable.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What would you like to be remembered for?
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
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What is your greatest fear?
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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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.
I admire the mother of my children a great deal, because she’s interesting, smart and funny.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 March 2018 source ↗
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Suzi Quatro
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My sister Arlene, who is 75 and on marriage number seven. I admire her hopefulness.
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist
I am in my ninth decade, so most people I have admired are no longer alive.
Gloria Steinem.
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If one could shut off the modern world and all the information that flows, not necessarily into your brain but at your face, and doesn’t benefit anything or make one better informed.
That the Proust Questionnaire will continue to be used by lazy, overworked journalists for another century or so (since you asked …).
A baseball pitcher.
How long do we have?
The susceptibility to ideology or tribalism.
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