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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
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At the birth of each of my children.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2011 source ↗
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Nicholson Baker
Contemporary American novelist and writer
When we had children at home. But recently I finished a book about old secrets that I’ve been working on for a long time, and when I was done, I felt a gigantic, joyful relief in having escaped from the corn maze of remembered facts in which I’d been wandering for so long.
Tom Daley
English diver
Winning the world championships.
Kelsey Grammer
American actor
This morning, surrounded by my children and my wife, Kayte.
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