Take the example of my daughter. A lot of people were speaking out about education when the Taliban were bombing schools in Swat Valley, but Malala's voice was like a crescendo. It spread all around the world. She was the smallest but her voice was the biggest, because she was speaking for herself.

You may think I'm brave. But in the eyes of many people back in my country I am a coward. They think, this man gave so much freedom to his daughter, he broke all the traditions of our society.

The world turned into a big black hole while my daughter was on the verge of life and death.

A good girl is supposed to be very quiet

Trust your daughters, they are faithful. Honor your daughters, they are honorable. Educate your daughters, they are amazing.

Education is not simply to learn to read and write. It's emancipation. It makes you free.

On his daughter Malala Yousafzai: When she was very small I used to say to her, 'tell me Malala, how is the school going?' And she'd say 'it is so-so, you should change this and this...' I trusted her wisdom.