Ziauddin Yousafzai

Honour your daughters, trust them and most importantly, educate them.

— Ziauddin Yousafzai

Take the example of my daughter. A lot of people were speaking out about education when the Taliban were bombing schools in…

— Ziauddin Yousafzai

I did not clip the wings of my daughter to fly.

— Ziauddin Yousafzai

When the voice of truth rises from the minarets, the Buddha smiles, and the broken chain of history reconnects.

— Ziauddin Yousafzai

Education is power. It is just like a light in complete darkness.

— Ziauddin Yousafzai

Education is not simply to learn to read and write. It's emancipation. It makes you free.

— Ziauddin Yousafzai

You may think I'm brave. But in the eyes of many people back in my country I am a coward. They think,…

— Ziauddin Yousafzai

When in many societies, fathers are usually known by their sons, I am one of the few fathers who is known by…

— Ziauddin Yousafzai

If you want to resolve a dispute or come out from conflict, the very first thing is to speak the truth. If…

— Ziauddin Yousafzai

The world turned into a big black hole while my daughter was on the verge of life and death.

— Ziauddin Yousafzai

People ask me, what special is in my mentorship which has made Malala so bold and so courageous and so vocal and…

— Ziauddin Yousafzai

On his daughter Malala Yousafzai: She was very articulate, more than me. She could say things in a very few words that…

— Ziauddin Yousafzai

Trust your daughters, they are faithful. Honor your daughters, they are honorable. Educate your daughters, they are amazing.

— Ziauddin Yousafzai

She became a very famous, very popular young girl. Before that, she was my daughter, but now I'm her father.

— Ziauddin Yousafzai

“Malala used to be known as my daughter, but now I'm known as her father - and proud of it.”

— Ziauddin Yousafzai

On his daughter Malala Yousafzai: When she was very small I used to say to her, 'tell me Malala, how is the…

— Ziauddin Yousafzai

When people hear my daughter and when they know about her wisdom and maturity, they think that her father must have been…

— Ziauddin Yousafzai

A good girl is supposed to be very quiet

— Ziauddin Yousafzai