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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
An old tutor at Guildford School of Acting – Ian Ricketts. He is a wonderfully inspiring man.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 April 2012 source ↗
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Wow, so many – Robert De Niro, James Cameron, Will Smith.
Sickeningly, it’s probably my wife, because she’s a legend.
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Michelle Obama (not that Barack wouldn’t be right up there). She seems genuinely to enjoy her life and do the best with all the tasks that she sets her mind to.
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