Malala Yousafzai: What trait do you most dislike in other people?

Why is it that countries which we call strong are so powerful in creating wars but are so weak in bringing peace? Why is it that giving guns is so easy but giving books is so hard? Why is it, why is it that making tanks is so easy, but building schools is so hard?

Recorded Oslo City Hall, The Nobel Foundation, 10 December 2014 source ↗

Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

Biting my nails.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2019 source ↗

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

Women in leadership positions in every field who are using their advantages to inspire younger women.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2019 source ↗

Question What is the hardest thing that has happened to you, and what did you carry out of it? Failure & regret

I had two options. One was to remain silent and wait to be killed. And the second was to speak up and then be killed. I chose the second one. I decided to speak up.

Recorded Oslo City Hall, The Nobel Foundation, 10 December 2014 source ↗

Question What does happiness look like for you when life is going well? Identity & self

Being grateful for what you have.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 12 July 2019 source ↗

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