Joan Rivers
Comedian
None. Unfortunately, we are in an age of antiheroes.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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What does love feel like?
Relationships
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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.
Bill Gates. Not only did he build Microsoft, he went on with his wife to create the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. They support the, in my view, single most important factor in making the world a better place – empowerment of women and girls.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2020 source ↗
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The man I know the best: Andre.
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My daughter, Lael. She’s fearless and fun. In her eight years, she’s had traumatic events, but still gives hugs.
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Successful like my two uncles, who were paper industry magnates.
Nothing, really. But without little sleeping pills, I’d go crazy.
My surname. You have no idea how many versions I’ve read and heard. It was especially irritating during my Abba years. You can imagine someone calling our hotel and saying: “I’d like to speak to one of the guys in Abba.” Who do you think the receptionist called, Andersson or Ulvaeus?
If it wasn’t for coronavirus, it would be right now. All my life I’ve felt a pressure to achieve. It’s gone now, and that gives me a sense of freedom. Whenever I, for short moments, forget about corona and climate change, I’m happy.
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