Jay Z. He’s a mogul. He’s a Sagittarius like me. I love his business moves.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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How would you describe yourself in three words?
Identity & self
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
Failure & regret
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Anybody who works in frontline mental health services for the NHS.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
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Jason Byrne
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My mother, because she raised all of us. I do have a dad, but in those days dads never helped with the kids.
Johanna Konta
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My parents, because they did what they did to give me the opportunities to do what I do. They left their lives behind in Australia and started again in their 40s in a new country.
Monica Ali
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Clive Stafford Smith. He campaigns for prisoners on death row in the US.
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In the orange blossom-filled streets of Seville, snogging on a park bench.
I’ve done some acting jobs where everybody’s gone out of their way to make sure that you feel annoying and easily replaceable.
I have a deep-rooted fear of being in trouble. I once tried to sneak into the back of a photography exhibition with my husband when one of our kids was in a pushchair. We’d arrived late and he suggested we go in through the gift shop and see the last room. As we poked our heads round the door, the security guard noticed us. I shouted, “That man’s trying to get in!”, then ran away.
Hey Ya, by OutKast.
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