Bob Dylan: his great gift as a poet and musician, his long, incorruptible career—and he continues to tour constantly.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2014 source ↗
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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Anne-Marie Duff
British actress
All the Paralympic athletes.
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States, 2009–2017; United States Senator from Illinois 2005–2008
People ask me sometimes, who inspires you, Mr. President? Those quiet heroes all across this country -- some of your parents and grandparents who are sitting here -- no fanfare, no articles written about them, they just persevere. They just do their jobs. They meet their responsibilities. They don't quit. I'm only here because of them. They may not have set out to change the world, but in small, important ways, they did. They certainly changed mine.
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Eugene Levy
Actor and writer
Deborah Divine.
Mary Berry
English food writer and television presenter
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. They are inspirational. They are going to take on a great responsibility and are preparing themselves for it.
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A crippling accident.
Punctuality (outside of work, of course).
Discovering Rome on my scooter with my wife when we first met.
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