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

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

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

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

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.

We have to change this idea that women are only supposed to work in the house... Women should go out and be what they want

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