Pope Francis. He’s going with the original program. He may not be perfect, but he’s trying.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2015 source ↗
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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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.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – everything she writes speaks to me. Her Ted talk, We Should All Be Feminists, inspired everything I do with Gurls Talk.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2019 source ↗
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Andrew Marr
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Probably David Hockney, for achieving a perfect balance of life and work; for making great pictures; being charitable; and remaining bloody-minded.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2012 source ↗
Cerys Matthews
Welsh singer-songwriter
President Jimmy Carter, for his single-handedness in working to eradicate the guinea worm.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 July 2016 source ↗
Rob Brydon
Welsh actor and comedian
Rod Stewart. For obvious reasons.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 August 2012 source ↗
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On a walking safari in the middle of the Kenyan bush. I had no phone, no mirror, nothing, and I was really happy because I had no distractions.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2019 source ↗
They are already things I work on: routine and less sugar.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2019 source ↗
For persevering, and being a good role model.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2019 source ↗
The whole of The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2019 source ↗
Nothing. Everything’s got me to this point and I had to learn lots of things. Maybe I just wouldn’t have been so terrified all the time and I would have got up a bit earlier – I missed quite a few mornings.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2019 source ↗
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