Which living person do you most admire, and why?

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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.

Recorded Grace Coddington said elsewhere, not written here
All the people I work with, people like Anna Wintour and Bruce Weber.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 September 2015 source ↗

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Serena Williams United States professional tennis player, 1995–2022
My mom and dad. They always encouraged me to keep spiritual things first.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 January 2021 source ↗
Rita Wilson American actress, singer, and producer
I really admire Bonnie Raitt. She is a singer songwriter who has been doing what she has been doing for so many years and she recently won the song of the year Grammy for Just Like That. I loved the validation that creativity never stops, you can keep doing the things that you love.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 April 2023 source ↗
Jackie Chan Hong Kong actor and martial artist
Wow, so many – Robert De Niro, James Cameron, Will Smith.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 November 2010 source ↗

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