Bonnie Raitt
Singer and guitarist
Dolores Huerta.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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.
Harriet Harman. I know how hard it is to do what she’s doing.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 April 2018 source ↗
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Candi Staton
American singer–songwriter
Hillary Clinton – people make her responsible for what Bill did, but she’s just as innocent as I was when my husband cheated on me.
Rebecca Front
English actress, writer and comedian
Camila Batmanghelidjh, the founder of Kids Company.
Christopher and Dana Reeve. Robert and Michelle Smithdas—teachers who are both deaf and blind. Oprah Winfrey.
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That people listen to my voice when I speak.
In the car with my kids, singing Purple Rain.
The prime minister.
Luke. It’s hard growing up with a heroin addict, and I treated him in his vulnerability in a way I would never have treated anyone I worked with.
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