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I always try to see the good. I never look for the bad.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 August 2024 source ↗
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?Originally asked
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Malala Yousafzai
Education campaigner; co-founder of the Malala Fund; United Nations Messenger of Peace
I hate it when my little brothers don't close their mouths when they're eating.
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States, 2009–2017; United States Senator from Illinois 2005–2008
The thing actually that I most dislike is cruelty. I can't stand cruel people. And if I see people doing something mean to somebody else, just to make themselves feel important it really gets me mad.
Failure to be on time.
People who speak with heavy American accents. I can barely understand them. No, seriously, dishonesty.
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