We are human beings, and this is the part of our human nature, that we don't learn the importance of anything until it's snatched from our hands.

If people were silent, nothing would change.

I believe in the power of the voice of women.

I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don't go forward. But some people, if they want to achieve their goal, they have to go. They have to move.

We like to put sacred texts in flowing waters, so I rolled it up, tied it to a piece of wood, placed a dandelion on top, and floated it in the stream which flows into the Swat River. Surely God would find it there.

The content of a book holds the power of education and it is with this power that we can shape our future and change lives.

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.