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 Lily Tomlin said elsewhere, not written here
My partner, who’s helping me with this Proust Questionnaire.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2022 source ↗

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Suzi Quatro American-British rock musician
My sister Arlene, who is 75 and on marriage number seven. I admire her hopefulness.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 November 2016 source ↗

Brenda Blethyn British actress
An old tutor at Guildford School of Acting – Ian Ricketts. He is a wonderfully inspiring man.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 April 2012 source ↗

Dominic Cooper English actor
Clive Stafford Smith, for his incredible work with the Reprieve charity.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 August 2017 source ↗

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