Tom Ellis
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Barack Obama. On a daily basis he faced racism, and I admire him for trying to push through that to better his nation.
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The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
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Cathy Rigby. She was really good in that stage version of Peter Pan. No joke.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2011 source ↗
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Terry O'Neill
British photographer
Eden Hazard, a true sportsman.
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Jimmy Carter, for his wisdom and courage in going to meet Hamas.
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Peyton Manning.
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Procrastination.
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Anywhere, during the 2 to 24 hours after a successful joke.
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