Malala Yousafzai
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Because right now, Congress does not reflect the wants and needs of the American people.
Like, what do you go back to after this?
There is no normality in this country right now.
And so having to understand that... We need to continue building these coalitions with people and continue educating people what's going on day to day, because not a day has passed on this tour where we haven't heard a new name, a new story.
We haven't seen a day go by where a new news story of someone else shot and killed, another young person shot and killed in this country happens.
This doesn't happen anywhere else except America.
Right.
And it is up to us as Americans to actually stand up and fight for each other.
And so there is no normality until we can continue to come together and actually change this.
So I know you want us to be kids, but we have more important things to do.
Going to Oxford was my childhood dream.
And I wanted to be
Myself make as many friends, but I think with these titles and recognitions like the Nobel Peace Prize, I thought I had to act differently.
And because, you know, a lot of the people who receive these titles are much older in their life and they, you know, they're usually in their 50s, 60s.
They have, you know, like a family life already established.
I received the Nobel Peace Prize when I was in my chemistry class.
So I was still a school student.
So I see it as a big responsibility.
And I always have felt that now I need to live up to the expectation.
You know, it was given for the work I had done, but it was also given for the work that that is ahead of us.