Rick Stein
English chef
The Dalai Lama.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Question
What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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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.
Liu Xiaobo, for his dignity and wisdom. If we could all have a dose of that perspective, the world would be a better place.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2012 source ↗
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Anna Paquin
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I am really loving the badass co-captain of the US soccer team, Megan Rapinoe. She is exceptionally hard-working and talented, and stands up for what she believes.
United Farm Workers organizer Dolores Huerta.
I know too many really good people to choose just one person—and that is not indecision.
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