When the voice of truth rises from the minarets, the Buddha smiles, and the broken chain of history reconnects.

When people hear my daughter and when they know about her wisdom and maturity, they think that her father must have been sitting with her and mentoring her. They think he would have spent a lot of time in bringing her up. They think he would have constructed her.

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.

Education is power. It is just like a light in complete darkness.

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.

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.