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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.