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.

I don't want awards, I want my daughter. I wouldn't exchange a single eyelash of my daughter for the whole world.

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

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

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

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

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.