Malala Yousafzai Quotes
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The world can no longer accept, the world can no longer accept that basic education is enough. Why do leaders accept that for children in developing countries, only basic literacy is sufficient, when their own children do homework in Algebra, Mathematics, Science and Physics?
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I will only miss school for an engagement if it is going to bring real change.
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Honor your daughters. They are honorable.
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Many girls do not go to school because of poverty.
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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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It's good to fight with your brothers, and it's good to tease them to give them advice.
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There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion.
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I want education for the sons and the daughters of all the extremists, especially the Taliban.
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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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We should all consider each other as human beings, and we should respect each other.
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My story is the story of thousands of children from around the world. I hope it inspires others to stand up for their rights.
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I need to complete my homework on time.
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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.
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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.
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Outside of my home, I look like a very obedient, very serious, very good kind of girl, but nobody knows what happens inside the house.
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I don’t know where to begin my speech. I don’t know what people would be expecting me to say, but first of all thank you to God for whom we are equal and thank you to every person who has prayed for my fast recovery and new life.
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I distracted myself from the fear and terrorism by thinking about things like how the universe began and whether time travel is possible.
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I fully support U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his Global Education First Initiative and the work of U.N. Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown and the respectful president of the U.N. General Assembly Vuk Jeremic. I thank them for the leadership they continue to give.
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I think....living in such a hard situation when there are terrorists and they slaughter people every night is still hard - is still a threat. So it's a better idea to speak out for your rights and then die...we will speak out for our rights. This is what we can do, and we tried our best.
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I want people to remember that Pakistan is my country. It is like my mother, and I love it dearly. Even if its people hate me, I will still love it.
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Even we schoolchildren know that ordinary diplomats don't drive around in unmarked cars carrying Glock pistols.
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I like writers who can show me worlds I know nothing about, but my favorites are those who create characters or worlds which feel realistic and familiar to me, or who can make me feel inspired.
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When God created man and woman, he was thinking, 'Who shall I give the power to, to give birth to the next human being?' And God chose woman. And this is the big evidence that women are powerful.
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I believe the gun has no power at all.