Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani girl who was shot for advocating that girls be educated.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2013 source ↗
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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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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My son, Jason, because he has overcome so much and continues to keep a smile on his face, and I just love that.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 September 2021 source ↗
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Emma Bunton
British singer
My mother: she’s an inspiration. She went back to college in her 40s, started karate and became a black belt.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 June 2021 source ↗
Nelson Mandela.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2008 source ↗
Stuart Broad
English former cricketer and commentator
Sienna Miller. For obvious reasons!
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 February 2013 source ↗
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To my younger self for not being patient with myself, and for giving up on myself at times.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 September 2021 source ↗
Selling newspapers outside the grocery store for two years.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 September 2021 source ↗
If we went back to house phones and were a bit more disconnected.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 September 2021 source ↗
I cried this morning watching RuPaul’s Drag Race. I love seeing queens overcome challenges.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 September 2021 source ↗
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