Malala Yousafzai Quotes

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• 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.…
• And if we want to achieve our goal, then let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity…
• I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all the terrorists and extremists. I do not even hate the Talib who…
• Pakistan is a peace loving, democratic country. Pashtuns want education for their daughters and sons. Islam is a religion of peace, humanity and brotherhood.
• This is what my soul is telling me, be peaceful and love everyone.
• I was a girl in a land where rifles are fired in celebration of a son, while daughters are hidden away behind a curtain, their…
• I've always been a daydreamer, and sometimes in lessons my mind would drift and I'd imagine that on the way home a terrorist might jump…
• 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 allowed…
• I think everyone makes a mistake at least once in their life. The important thing is what you learn from it. That's why I have…
• We felt like the Taliban saw us as little dolls to control, telling us what to do and how to dress. I thought if God…
• My father used to say the people of Swat and the teachers would continue to educate our children until the last room, the last teacher…
• As we crossed the Malakand Pass I saw a young girl selling oranges. She was scratching marks on a piece of paper with a pencil…
• Then they told me about the call from home and that they were taking the threats seriously. I don't know why, but hearing I was…
• My father was convinced the Taliban would hunt him down and kill him, but he again refused security from the police. 'If you go around…
• She explained that the bullet had entered through the side of my left eye where there was a scar, traveled eighteen inches down to my…
• 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 us…
• I don't want to be thought of as the 'girl who was shot by the Taliban' but the 'girl who fought for education. This is…
• Peace in every home, every street, every village, every country - this is my dream. Education for every boy and every girl in the world.…
• We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.
• If a woman can go to the beach and wear nothing, then why can't she also wear everything?

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