The question

Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

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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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Sheryl Crow American singer-songwriter
My mother, because now I have two sons and I have help around me – including my family – I can't imagine having four little ones under the age of nine, as she did.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 September 2010 source ↗
Nick Cave for his determination to hold a space for public discourse on the deep and difficult and mysterious elements of life.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 May 2025 source ↗
Craig David British singer
My manager and friend Colin Lester, who has protected me through the good times and the bad.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2016 source ↗

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