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What is interesting is the power and the impact of social media ... So we must try to use social media in a good way.

We are human beings, and this is the part of our human nature, that we don't learn the importance of anything until it's snatched from our hands.

I began to see that the pen and the words that come from it can be much more powerful than machine guns, tanks or helicopters.

In some ways, I decided, women are showpieces in American society, too.

I will only miss school for an engagement if it is going to bring real change.

One year ago I left my home for school and never returned.

I know now that what countries do at summits has the power to help girls in Pakistan, Nigeria or Afghanistan.

Even if you win three or four times, the next victory will not necessarily be yours without trying.

Some parents do not send their children to school because they don't know its importance at all.

Why should I lose character for a few metal trinkets?

I wasn't scared, but I had started making sure the gate was locked at night and asking God what happens when you die.

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.

Right from the start we were an unlucky country.

At night our fear is strong ... but in the morning, in the light, we find our courage again.

I don't know what would I do in future; I'll decide it later.

Some girls cannot go to school because of the child labor and child trafficking.

Which we believe should be part of Pakistan not India as its population is mostly Muslim.

There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.

I thought that words and books and pens were more powerful than guns.

That's when he lifted up a black pistol. I later learned it was a Colt .45. Some of the girls screamed. Moniba tells me I squeezed her hand.

The Taliban want to turn the girls of Pakistan into identical, lifeless dolls.

I'm not becoming western; I am still following my Pashtun culture, and I'm wearing a shalvar kamiz, a dupatta on my head.

In 2008 alone, the Taliban bombed two hundred schools. Suicide bombings and targeted killings were regular occurrences.

I realized that becoming a doctor, I can only help a small community. But by becoming a politician, I can help my whole country.

On the day when I was shot, and on the next day, people raised the banners of 'I am Malala'. They did not say 'I am Taliban.'

Every girl deserves to take part in creating the technology that will change our world and change who runs it.

Education is the best weapon through which we can fight poverty, ignorance and terrorism.

We need to increase education budgets.

Son, may you be the star in the sky of knowledge,' he used to say. We

Its as if you planted a tree and nurtured it - you have the right to sit in its shade.

Education is education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow. Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human.

should start preparing for my funeral. I had been

I'm often in the company of adults, so it's nice to meet girls my age or younger.

My family and I are heartbroken after hearing the news that more than 100 innocent children and teachers have lost their lives.

If people were silent nothing would change.

If you help someone in need you might also receive unexpected aid.

Islam tells us every girl and boy should be educated. I don't know why the Taliban have forgotten it.

Then our voices will only multiply even if we are dead. We can't disown our campaign! People

What a strange world it was when a girl who wanted to go to school had to defy militants with machine guns - as well as her own family.

I truly believe the only way we can create global peace is through not only educating our minds, but our hearts and our souls.

The Pashton took revenge after twenty years and another said it was taken too soon.

My goal is to get peace and my goal is to see education of every child

Any talk of me engaging in a conspiracy against Pakistan is completely baseless.

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.

If we believe in something greater than our lives, then our voices will only multiply even if we are dead.

A city without books, a city without a library is like a graveyard.

Education is the only solution. Education first.

It is my belief that God sends the solution first and the problem later.

In the future, women, rather than men, will be the ones to change the world.

We Pashtuns are split between Pakistan and Afghanistan and don't really recognize the border that the British drew more than 100 years ago.

Kindness can only be repaid with kindness. It can't be repaid with expressions like 'thank you' and then forgotten.

I believe in peace. I believe in mercy.

I don't want awards, I want my daughter. I wouldn't exchange a single eyelash of my daughter for the whole world.

It is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are.

I will protect your freedom, Malala. Carry on with your dreams.

The best way to fight terrorism is not through guns. It's through pens, books, teachers and schools.

My father always says that heroism is in the Pashtun DNA.

If we want to end terrorism we need to bring quality education so we defeat the mindset of terrorism mentality and of hatred.

In India, innocent and poor children are victims of child labor.

I am not here to speak against the Taliban. I'm here to speak up for the right of every child.

I will get my education - if it is in home, school, or anyplace.

I have already seen death, and I know that death is supporting me in my cause of education. Death does not want to kill me.

We were looking forward to democracy and now people asked, "If Benazir can die, nobody is safe." It felt as if my country were running out of hope.

I dream of a country where education would prevail.

Benazir Bhutto was an inspirational leader and an inspirational woman.

At night when I used to sleep, I was thinking all the time that shall I put a knife under my pillow.

Malala Day is not my day. Today is the day of every woman, every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights

When we have our first sight of the Kaaba, the black-shrouded cube in Mecca that is our most sacred place, any wish in your heart is granted by God.

Her name Toor Pekai means "raven tresses

On the day when I was shot, all of my friends' faces were covered, except mine.

In Swat, there are two jobs a woman's going to do: a teacher or a doctor. If not, then become a housewife.

Education is neither eastern nor western.

Wearing a burqa is like walking inside a big fabric shuttlecock with only a grille to see through and on hot days it's like an oven.

I told myself, Malala, you have already faced death. This is your second life. Don't be afraid - if you are afraid, you can't move forward.

Told him that instead of focusing on eradicating terrorism through war, he should focus on eradicating it through education.

We were scared, but our fear was not as strong as our courage.

With guns you can kill terrorists, with education you can kill terrorism.

When I look at my goal, my goal is peace.

We have to change this idea that women are only supposed to work in the house ... Women should go out and be what they want

Islam means peace.

Let us pick up our books and pencils. They are our most powerful weapons.

If one man can destroy everything, why can't one girl change it?

Why is it, that giving guns is so easy, but giving books is so hard?

Lincoln also wrote in the letter to his son's teacher, Teach him how to gracefully lose.

I need to complete my homework on time.

God won't give you marks if you don't work hard God showers us with his blessings, but he is honest as well

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.

We must believe in the power and strength of our words. Our words can change the world.

To us it's a sacred mountain and so high that it always wears a necklace of fleecy clouds.

Amazingly threequarters of all the IDPs were put up by the people of Mardan and the nearby town of Swabi.

But God has also given us the power to forget, so that when the tragedy is over we carry on as normal.

There are many problems, but I think there is a solution to all these problems; it's just one, and it's education.

Education is the power terrorists fear most.

When we imagine the power of all our sisters standing together on the shoulders of a quality education - our joy knows no bounds.

There's no place like home. And I do miss my home.

As I watched my brothers run up to the roof to launch their kites, I wondered how free I could ever really be.

They called it Operation Silence although it was very loud.

After the PM presented me with the award and cheque, I presented him with a long list of demands.

We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.

My father always said, 'Malala will be free as a bird.'