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People in their 80s who are still volunteering and giving to the community.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 December 2010 source ↗
The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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Chris Ware
American artist
For intellect: Art Spiegelman. For art: Robert Crumb. For poetry and vision: Gary Panter. For decency: Barack Obama. For genuine goodness: Charles Burns. For genius: Charlie Kaufman. For soulfulness and love: Lynda Barry. For words: Zadie Smith. For unique life's work and superhuman effort expended: Ira Glass, Dave Eggers.
James Norton
English actor
Greta Thunberg, for obvious reasons.
I’m astounded by the young activists, ecologists, poets, movement leaders, peaceful marchers, change makers everywhere. It’s like watching a garden bloom.
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