Malala Yousafzai Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Malala Yousafzai on Wise Famous Quotes.
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.
I know now that what countries do at summits has the power to help girls in Pakistan, Nigeria or Afghanistan.
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.
There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
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.
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 education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow. Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human.
My family and I are heartbroken after hearing the news that more than 100 innocent children and teachers have lost their lives.
Islam tells us every girl and boy should be educated. I don't know why the Taliban have forgotten it.
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.
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.
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 don't want awards, I want my daughter. I wouldn't exchange a single eyelash of my daughter for the whole world.
The best way to fight terrorism is not through guns. It's through pens, books, teachers and schools.
If we want to end terrorism we need to bring quality education so we defeat the mindset of terrorism mentality and of hatred.
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.
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.
In Swat, there are two jobs a woman's going to do: a teacher or a doctor. If not, then become a housewife.
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 have to change this idea that women are only supposed to work in the house ... Women should go out and be what they want
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.
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.
When we imagine the power of all our sisters standing together on the shoulders of a quality education - our joy knows no bounds.