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Margaret Atwood: she’s an empathic human being who writes books that help me be a better person.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 November 2015 source ↗
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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Tim Minchin
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Maybe if we all admire her hard enough, she’ll live beyond this incredibly disturbing era.
Laurence Fox
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My mum, because she raised five children. I am raising two and it’s hard work.
Mandela. Also, artists and painters. I admire people who are creative.
Reece Shearsmith
British actor, comedian and writer
There's a man at the tube who hands out ShortList magazine. He has never given up trying to make me take one. I admire that.
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Nothing. I fell asleep while I was getting a shave. When I woke up, the barber said, “No one has ever fallen asleep with a razor at their throat.” And I was like, “Bro, I have three boys under five – I sleep when I can.”
My marriage and my sobriety. The sobriety makes the marriage possible.
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