AIDS activist Jeanne White-Ginder.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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How would you describe yourself in three words?
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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What does love feel like?
Relationships
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
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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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Gabor Maté. He is very eloquent and articulate about the role of trauma in our lives.
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Mike Leigh: his work is important.
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Oprah Winfrey. Considering the cards she was dealt at birth, what she has achieved is quite something.
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It feels like somebody giving you the keys to unlocking who you really are.
A good understanding of how to use a computer.
When I was drinking, there were many times when I was out for the night and didn’t come back for a week.
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