Quotes by "Malala Yousafzai"

Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons.

Let us pick up our books and our pens,” I said. “They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.

Our men think earning money and ordering around others is where power lies. They don't think power is in the hands of the woman who takes care of everyone all day long, and gives birth to their children.

One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.

When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.

I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.

The extremists are afraid of books and pens, the power of education frightens them. they are afraid of women.

I don't want revenge on the Taliban, I want education for sons and daughters of the Taliban.

I started thinking about that, and I used to think that the Talib would come, and he would just kill me. But then I said, ‘If he comes, what would you do Malala?’ then I would reply to myself, ‘Malala, just take a shoe and hit him.’ But then I said, ‘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.’ Then I said I will tell him how important education is and that ‘I even want education for your children as well.’ And I will tell him, ‘That’s what I want to tell you, now do what you want.

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

He believed that lack of education was the root of all of Pakistan’s problems. Ignorance allowed politicians to fool people and bad administrators to be re-elected.

They thought that the bullets would silence us, but they failed. And out of that silence came thousands of voices. The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions. But nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.

I know the importance of education because my pens and books were taken from me by force,

Yet my father remained hopeful and believed there would be a day when there was an end to the destruction. What really depressed him was the looting of the destroyed schools - the furniture, the books, the computers, were all stolen by local people. He cried when he heard this.

All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.

THough we loved school, we hadn't realized how important education was until the Taliban tried to stop us.

I love my God. I thank my Allah. I talk to him all day. He is the greatest. By giving me this height to reach people, he has also given me great responsibilities. Peace in every home, every street, every village, every country – this is my dream. Education for every boy and every girl in the world. To sit down on a chair and read my books with all my friends at school is my right. To see each and every human being with a smile of happiness is my wish.

كانت المدرسة هي العالم وكان العالم هو المدرسة ، ولم نكن ندرك عندئذٍ أن أحداث الحادي عشر من سبتمبر سوف تُغيِّر عالمنا نحن أيضاً ، و أنها سوف تجلب الحرب إلى وادينا.

The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage were born.

I was excited when King's College announced a scholarship for students who are in developing countries.