--- title: "6 Women'S Rights Quotes By Malala Yousafzai" description: "6 Women'S Rights quotes by Malala Yousafzai. Plus more from Malala Yousafzai and more Women'S Rights sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffa/malala-yousafzai-808_asking_the-important-thing-to-note-is-that-it-i_193485.jpg" --- > [The important thing to note is that it is not important whether Malala was shot or not - Malala is not asking…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffa/malala-yousafzai-808_asking_the-important-thing-to-note-is-that-it-i_193485.jpg) > [There was a time when women activists asked men to stand up for their rights. But this time we will do it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/there-was-a-time-when-women-activists-asked-men-to-stand-up-for-their/) [Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a6/malala-yousafzai-808_activist_there-was-a-time-when-women-activists-as_319935.png) > [I am not telling men to step away from speaking for women's rights; rather, I am focusing on women to be independent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/i-am-not-telling-men-to-step-away-from-speaking-for-women-s-rights/) [Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c5/malala-yousafzai-808_am_i-am-not-telling-men-to-step-away-from-s_957029.png) > [You know, my father was a great encouragement for me because he spoke out for women's rights, he spoke out for girl's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/you-know-my-father-was-a-great-encouragement-for-me-because-he-spoke/) [Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2af/malala-yousafzai-808_army_you-know-my-father-was-a-great-encourage_1647162.png) > [There was a time when women social activists asked men to stand up for their rights, but this time we will do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/there-was-a-time-when-women-social-activists-asked-men-to-stand-up/) [Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/968/malala-yousafzai-808_activist_there-was-a-time-when-women-social-activ_2035109.png) > [People say Malala's voice is being sold to the world. But I see it as Malala's voice reaching the world and resonating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/people-say-malala-s-voice-is-being-sold-to-the-world-but-i-see-it-as/) [Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23d/malala-yousafzai-808_behinds_people-say-malala-s-voice-is-being-sold_3009284.png) ## Other authors on Women'S Rights - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women-s-rights-2/hillary-clinton/) - [Carolyn Custis James 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women-s-rights-2/carolyn-custis-james/) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women-s-rights-2/malala-yousafzai/#itemlist", "name": "6 Women'S Rights Quotes By Malala Yousafzai", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The important thing to note is that it is not important whether Malala was shot or not - Malala is not asking for personal favors or support. 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