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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.
One of 24 questions in The Q&A here.
Public figures who have answered a question like this elsewhere. Quoted from the source shown, not written for FLAPSS.
Oprah Winfrey, as Maya Angelou and Tina Turner are no longer with us. These women are Afro-American queens who, despite growing up in the racist south experiencing physical, emotional and sexual abuse, rose to the top of their professions and are an inspiration to women everywhere.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 October 2023 source ↗
King Charles III, because he’s working hard to save our planet.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2024 source ↗
Alan Bates, Lord Arbuthnot and Nick Wallis for exposing the Post Office and Fujitsu and, let’s hope, for ensuring everyone is properly compensated.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2024 source ↗
His holiness the Dalai Lama and his ability to forgive.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2024 source ↗
Freddie Flintoff. He played cricket in the best spirit and in his series Field of Dreams, you could see the boys hanging on his every word. He’s a special guy.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 March 2025 source ↗
The exact median middle-aged black woman in the US. If hard work guaranteed success, she’d be the most successful person on the planet. But she isn’t, yet she keeps on going.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2025 source ↗
It will be the one or two or three senior Republican leaders who take a public and forceful stand against the ugly lunacy of the Trump administration.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 June 2025 source ↗
Martin Sheen, simply the kindest and most fun-loving person and serious activist I’ve ever known. If Jesus was alive today he’d point to Martin Sheen and say, “That’s what I was talking about.”
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2026 source ↗
The king – because he’s been through quite a bit and I think he’s come out the other side brilliantly.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 August 2026 source ↗
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