Malala Yousafzai Quotes
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In every country, politics is considered to be a waste of time.
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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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Girls are going to school again in Swat Valley. And that is great.
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I say I am stronger than fear.
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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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You cannot rely on other people's support.
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The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.
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I am a daughter. My father is an example for me.
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I will get my education - if it is in home, school, or anyplace.
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At night when I used to sleep, I was thinking all the time that shall I put a knife under my pillow.
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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.
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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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I am not telling men to step away from speaking for women's rights; rather, I am focusing on women to be independent to fight for themselves.
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We must tell girls their voices are important.
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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 want poverty to end in tomorrow's Pakistan. I want every girl in Pakistan to go to school.
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In some parts of the world, students are going to school every day. It's their normal life. But in other part of the world, we are starving for education... it's like a precious gift. It's like a diamond.
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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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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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We need to increase education budgets.
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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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Pakistanis can't trust. They've seen in history that people, particularly politicians, are corrupt. And they're misguided by people in the name of Islam. They're told: 'Malala is not a Muslim, she's not in purdah, she's working for America.'
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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.