Sickeningly, it’s probably my wife, because she’s a legend.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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If you had only one day left to live, how would you spend it — and what would you deliberately avoid doing?
Death & what remains
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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How close have you come to death?
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.
People worship music artists or actors but I have a lot of admiration for doctors, people who save lives.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 December 2017 source ↗
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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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When I had my first kid and when I had my first big success with I Gotta Feeling.
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Every time I put out a record, I feel like it’s the best. So when a record is not successful it’s very painful.
Fifteen years ago, a bacteria went to my heart. For three days they didn’t know if I was going to live or not.
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