• Question: many people admire you but who do you admire??

    Asked by chloeey to Davie, Gemma, James P, James V, Nuala on 29 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: James Pope

      James Pope answered on 29 Jun 2012:

      Hi chloeey,

      Wow, a great question. I have always had an admiraton for Gandi and Martin Luthor King Jr, both of these men stood up against discrimination in India and the USA respectively and did it peacefully, so that their actions didn’t see other people harmed. I think this takes a tremendous amount of courage, to be hit and attacked and jailed and never hit back, just taking it, and staying strong.

      In science, I really admire James Hansen at NASA, one of the first people to speak out about climate change, in the late 1970’s.

    • Photo: James Verdon

      James Verdon answered on 1 Jul 2012:

      Hi chloeey,

      In terms of scientists, I admire many of them, particularly the ones who came up with some of the most important theories we have – Newton, Einstein, Darwin etc.

      In other walks of life, I think it’s the people who have done so much to foster peace that are worthy of the most admiration – Mandela, Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the like.

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      Nuala Carson answered on 5 Jul 2012:

      Hey chloeey,

      i have never really thought about it! In terms of scientists who work in my field there is a few, and i have actually gotten to meet some of them so that was really cool!

      Otherwise i dont really know who i admire, no one in particular i just appreciate they way people live their lives and take inspiration from them.

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