Ken Loach
English retired filmmaker
Tony Benn, for moving to the left throughout his life rather than to the right.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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.
Russell Brand, for being his own man.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 January 2014 source ↗
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Emeli Sandé
British singer
Stevie Wonder: he’s brought so much joy to the world for so many years.
Jimmy Carter. Michelle Obama. Barack Obama. Geoffrey Canada. Tank Man. Marian Wright Edelman. Madeleine Albright. King Abdullah II of Jordan. Norman Lear. Malala Yousafzai. Beyoncé Knowles.
Rafael Nadal
Spanish professional tennis player, 2001–2024
Just normal people from my hometown, from my country.
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Playing football in the school playground at lunchtime.
A sense of purpose.
In the first room of the Australian art exhibition at the RA. Don't know why. Loved it.
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