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I will get my education - if it is in home, school, or anyplace.
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Girls are going to school again in Swat Valley. And that is great.
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I am a daughter. My father is an example for me.
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I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there was a gun in my hand and he stands in front of me, I would not shoot him.
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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.
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Books can capture injustices in a way that stays with you and makes you want to do something about them. That's why they are so powerful.
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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 have seen the barbaric situation of the 21st century in Swat. So why should I be afraid now?
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I want poverty to end in tomorrow's Pakistan. I want every girl in Pakistan to go to school.
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It's quite difficult for a parent to know that their daughter is in great danger.
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I don't know what would I do in future; I'll decide it later.
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Islam tells us every girl and boy should be educated. I don't know why the Taliban have forgotten it.
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The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.
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Sometimes people like to ask me why should girls go to school, why is it important for them. But I think the more important question is why shouldn't they, why shouldn't they have this right to go to school.
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You cannot rely on other people's support.
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In many parts of the world, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan, terrorism, war and conflict stop children to go to their schools. We are really tired of these wars. Women and children are suffering.
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We must tell girls their voices are important.
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I don't want to be remembered as the girl who was shot. I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up.
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If you hit a Talib with your shoe, then there would be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not treat others with cruelty and that much harshly, you must fight others but through peace and through dialogue and through education.
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I know now that what countries do at summits has the power to help girls in Pakistan, Nigeria or Afghanistan.
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We need to increase education budgets.
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I will only miss school for an engagement if it is going to bring real change.
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Some people only ask others to do something. I believe that, why should I wait for someone else? Why don't I take a step and move forward.
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They support me and they are encouraging me to move forward and to continue my campaign for girls' education.
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I think of it often and imagine the scene clearly. Even if they come to kill me, I will tell them what they are trying to do is wrong, that education is our basic right.