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

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.

Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human.

I believe the gun has no power at all.

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

In countries other than Pakistan - I won't necessarily call them 'Western' - people support me. This is because people there respect others. They don't do this because I am a Pashtun or a Punjabi, a Pakistani, or an Iranian, they do it because of one's words and character. This is why I am being respected and supported there.

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