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title: "1 Books School Quotes By Malala Yousafzai"
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> [I discovered Deborah Ellis's books in the school library after my head teacher encouraged me to go beyond the school curriculum and look for books I might enjoy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/i-discovered-deborah-ellis-s-books-in-the-school-library-after-my/)

[Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/)

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## More by Malala Yousafzai

> [I don't want to be remembered as the girl who was shot. I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/i-don-t-want-to-be-remembered-as-the-girl-who-was-shot-i-want-to-be/)

[Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/)

> [I speak not for myself, but so those without a voice can be heard. Those who have fought for their rights. Their right to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/i-speak-not-for-myself-but-so-those-without-a-voice-can-be-heard/)

[Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/)

> [I think I have a right to live my life the way I like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/i-think-i-have-a-right-to-live-my-life-the-way-i-like/)

[Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/)

> [I want to have fun, but I don't quite know how.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/i-want-to-have-fun-but-i-don-t-quite-know-how/)

[Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/in-some-parts-of-the-world-students-are-going-to-school-every-day-it/)

[Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/)

> [If one man can destroy everything, why can't one girl change it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/if-one-man-can-destroy-everything-why-can-t-one-girl-change-it/)

[Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/)

> [“We all played cricket on the street or rooftops together, but I knew as we got older the girls would be expected to stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/we-all-played-cricket-on-the-street-or-rooftops-together-but-i-knew/)

[Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/)

> [When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/when-i-was-young-i-used-to-listen-to-other-people-and-to-try-and/)

[Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/)

> [Once I had asked God for one or two extra inches in height, but instead, he made me as tall as the sky, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/once-i-had-asked-god-for-one-or-two-extra-inches-in-height-but/)

[Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/)

> [We human beings don't realize how great God is. He has given us an extraordinary brain and a sensitive loving heart. He has blessed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/we-human-beings-don-t-realize-how-great-god-is-he-has-given-us-an/)

[Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/)

> [ Education had been a great gift for him \[Ziauddin\]. He believed that lack of education was the root of all the Pakistan's problems. Ignorance… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/education-had-been-a-great-gift-for-him-ziauddin-he-believed-that/)

[Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/)

> [I was born a proud daughter of Pakistan, though like all Swatis I thought of myself first as a Swati and Pashtun, before Pakistani.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/i-was-born-a-proud-daughter-of-pakistan-though-like-all-swatis-i/)

[Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/)

> [I had two options One was to remain silent and wait to be killed and the second was to speak up and then be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/i-had-two-options-one-was-to-remain-silent-and-wait-to-be-killed-and/)

[Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/)

> [The important thing to note is that it is not important whether Malala was shot or not - Malala is not asking for personal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/the-important-thing-to-note-is-that-it-is-not-important-whether/)

[Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/)

> [It's an honor to be awarded the Liberty Medal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/it-s-an-honor-to-be-awarded-the-liberty-medal/)

[Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/)

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