“We all played cricket on the street or rooftops together, but I knew as we got older the girls would be expected… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
“My father wanted us to be inspired by our great hero, but in a manner fit for our times—with pens, not swords.… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
It's quite difficult for a parent to know that their daughter is in great danger. — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
A girl has the power to go forward in her life. And she's not only a mother, she's not only a sister,… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
Some parents do not send their children to school because they don't know its importance at all. — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
“When I was around four years old I asked my father, “Aba, what color are you?” He replied, “I don’t know, a… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
“In Pakistan when women say they want independence, people think this means we don’t want to obey our fathers, brothers or husbands.… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
Outside his office my father had a framed copy of a letter written by Abraham Lincoln to his son's teacher, translated into… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
My father was convinced the Taliban would hunt him down and kill him, but he again refused security from the police. 'If… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
I want people to remember that Pakistan is my country. It is like my mother, and I love it dearly. Even if… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
You know, my father was a great encouragement for me because he spoke out for women's rights, he spoke out for girl's… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
“Like my father I've always been a daydreamer, and sometimes I'd imagine that on the way home a terrorist might jump out… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
My mother always told me,”hide your face- people are looking at you”. I would reply,”It does not matter; I am also looking… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
When I was born, some of our relatives came to our house and told my mother, 'Don't worry, next time you will… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
“Isn’t it a miracle you all happened to be here when Malala was shot?” said my father. “It is my belief God… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
“The other principals took paying bribes for granted, but my father argued that if all the schools joined together they could resist.… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
I reassured my mother that it didn’t matter to me if my face was not symmetrical. Me, who had always cared about… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
My father used to say the people of Swat and the teachers would continue to educate our children until the last room,… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
“My mother started school when she was six and stopped the same term. She was unusual in the village, as she had… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
I don't want to be remembered as the girl who was shot. I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
I speak not for myself, but so those without a voice can be heard. Those who have fought for their rights. Their right to… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
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,… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
“We all played cricket on the street or rooftops together, but I knew as we got older the girls would be expected to stay… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
Once I had asked God for one or two extra inches in height, but instead, he made me as tall as the sky, so… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
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… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
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… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
I was born a proud daughter of Pakistan, though like all Swatis I thought of myself first as a Swati and Pashtun, before Pakistani. — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image