Patrisse Khan-Cullors
American artist and activist
My mother, because she is vivacious, amazing, brilliant, giving, strong and powerful.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What does love feel like?
Relationships
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How close have you come to death?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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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.
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Michelle Obama. Her girls were massive fans of So You Think You Can Dance and we were invited to the White House for the Easter egg hunt. She was even more brilliant than you imagine, and we bonded over a love of Beyoncé.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 May 2021 source ↗
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Lisa Marie Presley
American singer-songwriter
Anyone who lives outside the box.
Ruth Jones
Welsh actress, producer, and writer
My mother, Hannah: nearly 82, mother of four, homemaker, retired GP and knitter extraordinaire.
Laura Kenny
English cyclist
Stephen Hawking: what he does is incredible. My nan died of motor neurone disease, which he has.
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Heart explosion.
Horse riding in a steep canyon in Los Angeles. A couple of paparazzi had hidden under camouflage blankets and when a horse sees a lens, he thinks it’s the eye of a predator. My horse flipped out. When he landed, I ended up on his neck; that was pretty close.
To anyone I have lost touch with. It happened purely by accident as life took over.
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