Kelis Rogers
American singer
My mom. She has been a fashion designer and run a catering business.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What is the biggest obstacle you have faced professionally?
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What is the best advice you have ever received?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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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 mum, because I have seen how she has struggled and how she wants to continue to grow.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 March 2011 source ↗
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Nick Robinson
British political journalist
My wife, because she has to live with me.
Robert Carlyle
Scottish actor
I'm a great admirer of Tony Benn -he's one of the few politicians who speaks his mind.
Jennifer Egan
Novelist, short story writer
Hillary Clinton.
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View profile →I realized that the biggest obstacle was my mind. It was the biggest obstacle, and if I could get out of the way of myself, I would grow. So every time I had that attitude, I changed it, and I’d say, “You can. Today you can, and take it one day at a time, and today, I’m going to get up and I’m not going to think about the other six days of this week. I’m going to get up right now, and I’m going to go to the gym, and I’m going to learn about my boxing, and I’m going to be in the moment.” You know, in anything, you hit a wall, and then you have to break through it, and I just had to get out of my own way.
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Academy of Achievement, Academy of Achievement interview, Los Angeles, California, 1 April 2006
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The one thing that I learned from Clint, of the many things I learned from Clint, is to always trust your instinct, and don’t think about it too much.
Being happy is not a constant. But I am very happy when I am spending time with my family and my friends, and going on hikes with my dogs.
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