The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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.
This changes every day. Presently I really admire Rebecca Warren, the artist. She continues to keep creating wonderful sculpture. And I met her and she is really cool.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 October 2010 source ↗
Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute. The work he and the team are doing to reduce extreme poverty is phenomenal.
In 2010 there are slim pickings.
My father, because he's a positive man with an enormous amount of compassion. My mother passed away four days ago.
Peter Hitchens: he ploughs the lonely furrow.
Never learning to play the piano.
Being an uncle brings me utter joy.
Ben Kingsley, Sam Neill, Billie Piper, Nicholas Hoult, Mark Gatiss, Dan Aykroyd
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