Malala Yousafzai Quotes

I don't mind if I have to sit on the floor at school. All I want is education. And I'm afraid of no one.

Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it.

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 realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced

I don't want to be thought of as the 'girl who was shot by the Taliban' but the 'girl who fought for education. This is the cause to which I want to devote my life.

There are many problems, but I think there is a solution to all these problems, it's just one and it's education. You educate all the girls and boys. You give them the opportunity to learn.

Every girl deserves to take part in creating the technology that will change our world and change who runs it.

I think that the best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue. For me the best way to fight against terrorism and extremism... just a simple thing: educate the next generation.

Education is the power terrorists fear most.

There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color or religion.

I truly believe the only way we can create global peace is through not only educating our minds, but our hearts and our souls.

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.

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

There was a time when women activists asked men to stand up for their rights. But this time we will do it by ourselves. I am not telling men to step away from speaking for women’s rights, but I am focusing on women to be independent and fight for themselves.

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

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

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

Peace in every home, every street, every village, every country - this is my dream. Education for every boy and every girl in the world. To sit down on a chair and read my books with all my friends at school is my right. To see each and every human being with a smile of happiness is my wish.

My father used to say the people of Swat and the teachers would continue to educate our children until the last room, the last teacher and the last student was alive. My parents never once suggested I should withdraw from school, ever. Though we loved school, we hadn't realized how important education was until the Taliban tried to stop us.

Extremists have shown what frightens them most. A girl with a book.

We human beings don't realize how great God is. He has given us an extraordinary brain and a sensitive loving heart. He has blessed us with two lips to talk and express our feelings, two eyes which see a world of colors and beauty, two feet which walk on the road of life, two hands to work for us, a nose which smells the beauty of fragrance, and two ears to hear the words of love.

The extremists are afraid of books and pens, the power of education frightens them. they are afraid of women.

When someone tells me about Malala, the girl who was shot by the Taliban - that's my definition for her - I don't think she's me. Now I don't even feel as if I was shot. Even my life in Swat feels like a part of history or a movie I watched. Things change. God has given us a brain and a heart which tell us how to live.

Education is the best weapon through which we can fight poverty, ignorance and terrorism.

People say Malala's voice is being sold to the world. But I see it as Malala's voice reaching the world and resonating globally. You should think about what is behind Malala's voice. What is she saying? I am only talking about education, women's rights, and peace.

I believe in the power of the voice of women.

If a woman can go to the beach and wear nothing, then why can't she also wear everything?

I tell my story, not because it is unique, but because it is not. It is the story of many girls.

With guns you can kill terrorists, with education you can kill terrorism.

If people were silent, nothing would change.

Books are a better investment in our future than bullets. Books, not bullets, will pave the path towards peace and prosperity.

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

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

I am stronger than fear.

We are starving for education... it's like a precious gift. It's like a diamond.

I was a girl in a land where rifles are fired in celebration of a son, while daughters are hidden away behind a curtain, their role in life simply to prepare food and give birth to children.

We will continue our journey to our destination of peace and education. No one can stop us. We will speak up for our rights and we will bring change to our voice. We believe in the power and the strength of our words. Our words can change the whole world because we are all together, united for the cause of education. And if we want to achieve our goal, then let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness.

I’m still me, Malala. The important thing is God has given me my life.

The Taliban should keep it in mind that one of us has to die one day. And if I die early, it does not matter. I will continue my campaign and I'm going back to Pakistan as soon as possible. And I want to be a politician. And, through politics, I am going to serve my mission, and I'm going to work for education for every child.

The Taliban could take our pens and books, but they couldn’t stop our minds from thinking.

I dreamt of a country where education would prevail.

I had two options. One was to remain silent and wait to be killed. And the second was to speak up and then be killed. I chose the second one. I decided to speak up.

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

I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all the terrorists and extremists. I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there was a gun in my hand and he was standing in front of me, I would not shoot him. This is the compassion I have learned from Mohamed, the prophet of mercy, Jesus Christ and Lord Buddha.

Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.

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.

I believe the gun has no power at all.

Socialism is the only answer and I urge all comrades to take this struggle to a victorious conclusion. Only this will free us from the chains of bigotry and exploitation.