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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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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
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Nelson Mandela. The epitome of courage and intelligence.
Melissa McCarthy
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Gloria Steinem, because her whole life has been spent trying to help people.
Terry Wogan
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The present Lady Wogan, for putting up with me for 46 years of marriage. The woman's a saint.
Bryan Ferry
British singer
Richard Hamilton – as my teacher at college, he greatly influenced my ways of seeing art and the world.
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By my friends as hopefully someone who was a good friend, or at least amusing, but I don’t need to be remembered by people I don’t know.
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