Let us become the first generation to decide to be the last that sees empty classrooms, lost childhoods and wasted potential

Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality.

We realize the importance of light when we see darkness. We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced. In the same way when we were in Swat, we realized the importance of pens and books when we saw the guns.

We cannot succeed when half of us are held back. We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave, to embrace the strength within themselves and realize their full potential.

The best way to fight terrorism is to do it through a peaceful way. I believe that a war can never be ended by a war.

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.

Let us pick up our books and pencils. They are our most powerful weapon.