Malala yousafzai quotes

You should believe in your talent and potential. Never lose hope.

Education is the only solution. Education first.

We call upon all communities to be tolerant, to reject prejudice based on caste, creed, sect, colour, religion or agenda to ensure freedom and equality for women so they can flourish. We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.

We are human behind and this part of our human nature that we don't learn the importance of anything until it's snatched from our hands. In Pakistan, when we were stopped from going to school, and that time I realized that education is very important, and education is the power for women. And that's why the terrorists are afraid of education. They do not want women to get education because then women will become more powerful.

Education had been a great gift for him [Ziauddin]. He believed that lack of education was the root of all the Pakistan's problems. Ignorance allowed politicians to fool people and bad administrators to be reelected. He believed schooling should be available for all, rich and poor, boys and girls.

Malala Day is not my day. It is the day of every girl and every boy. It is a day when we come together to raise our voices, so that those without a voice can be heard.

We are stronger than those who oppress us, who seek to silence us. We are stronger than the enemies of education. We are stronger than fear, hatred, violence and poverty.

If you go anywhere, even paradise, you will miss your home.

Books are a better investment in our future than bullets. Books, not bullets, will pave the path towards peace and prosperity.

We should not be followers of traditions that go against human rights...we are human beings and we make traditions.

I said to myself, Malala, you must be brave. You must not be afraid of anyone. You are only trying to get an education. You are not committing a crime.

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?

This is the philosophy of nonviolence that I have learned from Gandhi, Bacha Khan and Mother Teresa.

If a woman can go to the beach and wear nothing, then why can't she also wear everything?

For my brothers it was easy to think about the future. They can be anything they want. But for me it was hard and for that reason I wanted to become educated and empower myself with knowledge.

I am not against anyone. Neither am I here to speak in terms of personal revenge against the Taliban or any other terrorist group. I am here to speak for the right of education for every child. I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all the terrorists and extremists.

We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.

We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced

We must believe in the power and strength of our words. Our words can change the world.

Peace in every home, every street, every village, every country - this is my dream. Education for every boy and every girl in the world. To sit down on a chair and read my books with all my friends at school is my right. To see each and every human being with a smile of happiness is my wish.

My dream is to empower myself with education, and then it is a weapon.

So today, we call upon the world leaders to change their strategic policies in favor of peace and prosperity. We call upon the world leaders that all of these deals must protect women and children’s rights. A deal that goes against the rights of women is unacceptable.

I don't cover my face because I want to show my identity.

In In Pakistan, when we were stopped from going to school, at that time I realized that education ... Is the power for women, and that's why the terrorists are afraid of education.

There are many problems, but I think there is a solution to all these problems, it's just one and it's education. You educate all the girls and boys. You give them the opportunity to learn.

My family and I are heartbroken after hearing the news that more than 100 innocent children and teachers have lost their lives...

They are afraid of educated women. They are afraid of the power of knowledge.

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.

We human beings don't realize how great God is. He has given us an extraordinary brain and a sensitive loving heart. He has blessed us with two lips to talk and express our feelings, two eyes which see a world of colors and beauty, two feet which walk on the road of life, two hands to work for us, a nose which smells the beauty of fragrance, and two ears to hear the words of love.

Instead of sending guns, send books. Instead of sending weapons, send teachers.

Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality.

I have a new dream I must be a politician to save this country. There are so many crises in our country. I want to remove these crises.

You must fight others, but through peace, and through dialogue, and through education.

I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.

I believe the gun has no power at all.

I have the right of education. I have the right to play. I have the right to sing. I have the right to talk. I have the right to go to market. I have the right to speak up.

I want to serve. I want to serve the people. I want every girl, every child, to be educated.

Ignorance allowed politicians to fool people and bad administrators to be re-elected.

Fifty seven million children across the world don't want an iPhone, Xbox or chocolates. They want a book and pen.

The best way to fight terrorism is to do it through a peaceful way. I believe that a war can never be ended by a war.

We like to put sacred texts in flowing waters, so I rolled it up, tied it to a piece of wood, placed a dandelion on top, and floated it in the stream which flows into the Swat River. Surely God would find it there.

I don't mind if I have to sit on the floor at school. All I want is education. And I'm afraid of no one.

Education is the best weapon through which we can fight poverty, ignorance and terrorism.

One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.

A girl has the power to go forward in her life. And she's not only a mother, she's not only a sister, she's not only a wife. But a girl has the - she should have an identity. She should be recognized and she has equal rights as a boy.

Some people only ask others to do something. I believe that, why should I wait for someone else? Why don't I take a step and move forward.

I would tell him that shoot me but first listen to me. And I would tell him that education is my right and education is the right of your daughter and son a well. And I'm speaking up for them. I'm speaking up for peace.

I am stronger than fear.

We cannot succeed when half of us are held back. We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave, to embrace the strength within themselves and realize their full potential.

I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don't go forward. But some people, if they want to achieve their goal, they have to go. They have to move.

The best way to fight terrorism is to invest in education. Instead of sending weapons, send teachers.

I don't want revenge on the Taliban, I want education for sons and daughters of the Taliban.

And if we want to achieve our goal, then let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness.

I believe in the power of the voice of women.

Socialism is the only answer and I urge all comrades to take this struggle to a victorious conclusion. Only this will free us from the chains of bigotry and exploitation.

I think that the best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue. For me the best way to fight against terrorism and extremism... just a simple thing: educate the next generation.

The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions. But nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.

If we want to end terrorism we need to bring quality education so we defeat the mindset of terrorism mentality and of hatred.

A city without books, a city without a library is like a graveyard.

We realize the importance of light when we see darkness. We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced. In the same way when we were in Swat, we realized the importance of pens and books when we saw the guns.

Extremists have shown what frightens them most. A girl with a book.

I don't want to be remembered as the girl who was shot. I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up.

There is no greater weapon than knowledge and no greater source of knowledge than the written word.

We are human beings, and this is the part of our human nature, that we don't learn the importance of anything until it's snatched from our hands.

If he [the Talib] comes, what would you do Malalala? If you hit a Talib with your shoe, then there will be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not treat otherswith cruelty...you must fight others but through peace, through dialogue and through educationthen I'll tell him [the Talib] how important education is and that I even want education for your children as well that's what I want to tell you, now do what you want.

She explained that the bullet had entered through the side of my left eye where there was a scar, traveled eighteen inches down to my left shoulder and stopped there. It could have taken out my eye or gone into my brain. It was a miracle I was alive.

I think of it often and imagine the scene clearly. Even if they come to kill me, I will tell them what they are trying to do is wrong, that education is our basic right.

I want every girl, every child, to be educated.

I am proud to be a girl, and I know that girls can change the world.

If people were silent, nothing would change.

I speak not for myself, but so those without a voice can be heard. Those who have fought for their rights. Their right to live in peace. Their right to be treated with dignity. Their right to equality of opportunity. Their right to be educated.

I reassured my mother that it didn’t matter to me if my face was not symmetrical. Me, who had always cared about my appearance, how my hair looked! But when you see death, things change. “It doesn’t matter if I can’t smile or blink properly,” I told her. “I’m still me, Malala. The important thing is God has given me my life.

I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there was a gun in my hand and he was standing in front of me, I would not shoot him. This is the compassion I have learned from Mohammed, the prophet of mercy, Jesus Christ and Lord Buddha. This the legacy of change I have inherited from Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Mohammed Ali Jinnah. This is the philosophy of nonviolence that I have learned from Gandhi, Bacha Khan and Mother Teresa. And this is the forgiveness that I have learned from my father and from my mother. This is what my soul is telling me: be peaceful and love everyone.

Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons.

They only can shoot a body but they cannot shoot my dreams.

In the future, women, rather than men, will be the ones to change the world.

When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.

I am not here to speak against the Taliban. I'm here to speak up for the right of every child.

They thought that the bullets would silence us, but they failed.

The content of a book holds the power of education and it is with this power that we can shape our future and change lives.

I don't know why people have divided the whole world into two groups, west and east. Education is neither eastern nor western. Education is education and it's the right of every human being.

When I look at my goal, my goal is peace.

I tell my story, not because it is unique, but because it is not. It is the story of many girls.

Our men think earning money and ordering around others is where power lies. They don't think power is in the hands of the woman who takes care of everyone all day long, and gives birth to their children.

My goal is to get peace and my goal is to see education of every child.

If one man can destroy everything, why can't one girl change it?

Let us become the first generation to decide to be the last that sees empty classrooms, lost childhoods and wasted potential

In many parts of the world, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan, terrorism, war and conflict stop children to go to their schools. We are really tired of these wars. Women and children are suffering.

You know, my father was a great encouragement for me because he spoke out for women's rights, he spoke out for girl's education. And at that time I said that why should I wait for someone else, why should I be looking to the government, to the army that they would help us? Why don't I raise my voice, why don't we speak up for our rights?

Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.

It gives a message to people of love... it does not matter what's the colour of your skin, what language do you speak, what religion do you believe in. It is that we should all consider each other as human beings and we should respect each other.

I had 2 choices, be silent and get killed, or speak up and be killed, I chose the second option.

This is what my soul is telling me: be peaceful and love everyone.

Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it.

I truly believe the only way we can create global peace is through not only educating our minds, but our hearts and our souls.

Malala Day is not my day. Today is the day of every woman, every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights.

Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.

Outside his office my father had a framed copy of a letter written by Abraham Lincoln to his son's teacher, translated into Pashto. It is a very beautiful letter, full of good advice. Teach him, if you can, the wonder of books...But also give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and the flowers on a green hillside, it says. Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat.

Let us pick up our books and pencils. They are our most powerful weapon.

In some parts of the world, students are going to school every day. It's their normal life. But in other part of the world, we are starving for education... it's like a precious gift. It's like a diamond.

Pakistan is a peace loving, democratic country. Pashtuns want education for their daughters and sons. Islam is a religion of peace, humanity and brotherhood.

When we imagine the power of all our sisters standing together on the shoulders of a quality education - our joy knows no bounds.

I believe the gun has no power because a gun can only kill, but a pen can give life.

If you hit a Talib, then there would be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not treat others with cruelty. You must fight others through peace and through dialogue and through education.

The extremists are afraid of books and pens, the power of education frightens them. they are afraid of women.

Education is the power terrorists fear most.

My dream is to see every girl educated, in every country.

Why is it, that giving guns is so easy, but giving books is so hard?

When someone takes away your pens you realise quite how important education is.

The Taliban should keep it in mind that one of us has to die one day. And if I die early, it does not matter. I will continue my campaign and I'm going back to Pakistan as soon as possible. And I want to be a politician. And, through politics, I am going to serve my mission, and I'm going to work for education for every child.

We are starving for education... it's like a precious gift. It's like a diamond.

There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color or religion.

With guns you can kill terrorists, with education you can kill terrorism.

Education is education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow." Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human.

Every girl deserves to take part in creating the technology that will change our world and change who runs it.

I am convinced Socialism is the only answer.

I dreamt of a country where education would prevail.

The Taliban could take our pens and books, but they couldn’t stop our minds from thinking.

I thought that words and books and pens were more powerful than guns.

My mother always told me,”hide your face- people are looking at you”. I would reply,”It does not matter; I am also looking at them.

I told myself, Malala, you have already faced death. This is your second life. Don't be afraid — if you are afraid, you can't move forward.

We will continue our journey to our destination of peace and education. No one can stop us. We will speak up for our rights and we will bring change to our voice. We believe in the power and the strength of our words. Our words can change the whole world because we are all together, united for the cause of education. And if we want to achieve our goal, then let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness.

I believe in peace. I believe in mercy.

It is the woman who controls the whole house...it's her job, that's what she's supposed to do...We have to change this idea that women are not only supposed to work in the house...but she also has the ability to go outside and do business, to be a doctor, to be a teacher, to be an engineer, she should be allowed to have any job she likes. She should be treated equally, as men are.

I want poverty to end in tomorrow's Pakistan. I want every girl in Pakistan to go to school.