Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Clive Myrie said elsewhere, not written here
Your average aid worker, wherever they may be. Any human being doing good by helping others, while putting themselves in harm’s way.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2024 source ↗

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Paul Theroux American travel writer and novelist
The Buddhist monk Tapa Snim I met in Burma in 2007, all of whose earthly possessions he carried in a small bundle slung on one shoulder.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2013 source ↗

Danny Alexander British banker
Malala Yousafzai, such a brave young woman who will not be moved from her desire to see leaders everywhere give their young citizens the education they deserve.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2013 source ↗

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