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.

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The Dalai Lama.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2013 source ↗

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Mary Portas English retail consultant
My wife, Melanie. She's had real trauma and loss in her life, yet she starts every day with joy, and sees the world as a good place
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2012 source ↗
Björn Ulvaeus Swedish musician
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.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2020 source ↗
Irvine Welsh Scottish novelist
Artists who do their own thing, without compromise: Ken Loach, Bob Dylan and James Kelman.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 December 2016 source ↗
Tom Ellis Welsh actor
Barack Obama. On a daily basis he faced racism, and I admire him for trying to push through that to better his nation.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 September 2021 source ↗

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