It will be the one or two or three senior Republican leaders who take a public and forceful stand against the ugly lunacy of the Trump administration.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What most recently made you cry?
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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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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My wife, Daniela. She is the bringer of joy and clarity, and she is very beautiful.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 November 2013 source ↗
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Sam Shepard
American playwright and actor
That's a hard one. All of the great writers whom I admire have died. I guess the most recent one would be Márquez.
Ken Loach
English retired filmmaker
Tony Benn, for moving to the left throughout his life rather than to the right.
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist
I am in my ninth decade, so most people I have admired are no longer alive.
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More sleep. I am sleep-deprived at the moment. I've just done four films back to back and I am about to start another one, so it is very tough – and wonderful.
I look forward to answering that question in 15 years.
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