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.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 October 2010 source ↗
Bill Gates. Not only did he build Microsoft, he went on with his wife to create the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. They support the, in my view, single most important factor in making the world a better place – empowerment of women and girls.
Probably my husband. In a world of bullshitters, he steers a tremendously honest course.
My wife, Ruth, because she holds the fort, making it possible for me to do what I do.
People who have done really well in their sports: in tennis, Steffi Graf; in ice hockey, Wayne Gretzky.
One after the other, thoughts come banging in – and it’s no sleep for you tonight, dearie.
My daughters and granddaughters.
Kind, thoughtful and gave damn good advice.
Being let go from Strictly.
In a Dagenham factory at 6am, picking soldiers’ greatcoats from wars around the world to sell at the market in Chelsea. I smelled like mothballs, and no one would come near me.
In school, I was 11, and we had to paint a picture of family life. My painting was held up to the class and I was told it looked like a spider with ink on its feet had walked across the page. It was done so viciously – humiliating.
Abi Morgan, Adam Clayton, Adeel Akhtar, Adwoa Aboah, Alfre Woodard, Alice Eve
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