Mariella Frostrup: What would you most want to leave your children?

The question

What would you most want to leave your children?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Mariella Frostrup

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

A sense of the world being full of possibility and it being in their hands to make it a better one.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2023 source ↗

Others on this question

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Justin Hawkins

A strong work ethic and enough wealth not to need it.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2025 source ↗

Billy Crudup

A strong sense of being loved and a hopefulness for their life ahead.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 February 2026 source ↗

Helen Skelton

Good memories. When I’m gone, I want them to feel that they were always my No 1 priority.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗

David Vélez Co-founder and chief executive of Nubank

Queremos crear un ambiente familiar en donde no todo sea fácil, en donde no todo les caiga del cielo, sino que puedan construir su propio camino y tengan ese sentido de desesperación y esa hambre. Eso significa también que todo ese dinero no se les va a dejar a ellos. Se les dará muchísimo amor, como les damos, y muchas oportunidades de educación y de desarrollo, pero todo ese dinero no es para ellos.

Recorded Vicky Dávila, interview, Semana, 1 October 2022 source ↗