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.
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.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2017 source ↗
I am in my ninth decade, so most people I have admired are no longer alive.
Abraham Lincoln truly inspired me. It wasn't just the freeing of the slaves, he kept the Union together. Some people even forget that today. What I think inspired me was the fact that in spite of being the president of the United States he retained a certain down-to-earth quality. He never got to be a big shot, and he cared about people.
Leontyne Price gives me life. She broke racial barriers with inimitable poise, grace, and excellence, as well as unbelievable focus and vision.
David Attenborough. Not only has he taught us so much, but he’s also brought so much happiness to so many people.
Before email was invented.
I’ve never had a terrible job. I’ve been a cook, waitress, bookseller, teacher, freelance writer. I know what the bad jobs are and I haven’t done them.
Pulling yourself out of a wild ocean and on to a life raft.
A writer. Always.
Armistead Maupin, Patti Smith, Carrie Fisher, Mary Berry, Daniel Clowes, Eugene Levy
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