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.

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

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

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

read thousands of books and I will power myself with knowledge. Pens and books are the weapons that defeat terrorism.

Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human.

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?