Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons.
Let us pick up our books and our pens,” I said. “They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.
Our men think earning money and ordering around others is where power lies. They don’t think power is in the hands of the woman who takes care of everyone all day long, and gives birth to their children.
One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.
When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.
I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard…we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.
Education is education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow.” Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human.
The extremists are afraid of books and pens, the power of education frightens them. they are afraid of women.
I don’t want revenge on the Taliban, I want education for sons and daughters of the Taliban.
With guns you can kill terrorists, with education you can kill terrorism.
He believed that lack of education was the root of all of Pakistan’s problems. Ignorance allowed politicians to fool people and bad administrators to be re-elected.
THough we loved school, we hadn’t realized how important education was until the Taliban tried to stop us.
We were learning to struggle. And we were learning how powerful we are when we speak.
When the whole world is silent,Even one voice becomes powerful.
No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men. There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women.
I told myself, Malala, you have already faced death. This is your second life. Don’t be afraid — if you are afraid, you can’t move forward.
We thought speaking in English meant you were more intelligent. We were wrong of course. It does not matter what language you choose, the important thing is the words you use to express yourself.
I raise my voice not so that i can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard
Though we loved school, we hadn’t realized how important education was until the Taliban tried to stop us. Going to school, reading and doing our homework wasn’t just a way of passing time, it was our future.
But God has also given us the power to forget, so that when the tragedy is over we carry on as normal.
I am convinced Socialism is the only answer and I urge all comrades to take this struggle to a victorious conclusion. Only this will free us from the chains of bigotry and exploitation.
read thousands of books and I will power myself with knowledge. Pens and books are the weapons that defeat terrorism.
My story is the story of thousands of children from around the world. I hope it inspires others to stand up for their rights.
In Kenya, I met wonderful girls; girls who wanted to help their communities. I was with them in their school, listening to their dreams. They still have hope. They want to be doctor and teachers and engineers.
We should all consider each other as human beings, and we should respect each other.
Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality.
Benazir Bhutto was an inspirational leader and an inspirational woman.
In many parts of the world, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan, terrorism, war and conflict stop children to go to their schools. We are really tired of these wars. Women and children are suffering.
The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.
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.
In Swat, there are two jobs a woman’s going to do: a teacher or a doctor. If not, then become a housewife.
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. Strength, power and courage were born.
I speak not for myself but for those without voice… those who have fought for their rights… their right to live in peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equality of opportunity, their right to be educated.
There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion.
Nelson Mandela is physically separated from us, but his soul and spirit will never die. He belongs to the whole world because he is an icon of equality, freedom and love, the values we need all the time everywhere.
When God created man and woman, he was thinking, ‘Who shall I give the power to, to give birth to the next human being?’ And God chose woman. And this is the big evidence that women are powerful.
What is interesting is the power and the impact of social media… So we must try to use social media in a good way.
For my brothers it was easy to think about the future. They can be anything they want. But for me it was hard and for that reason I wanted to become educated and empower myself with knowledge.
I distracted myself from the fear and terrorism by thinking about things like how the universe began and whether time travel is possible.
It is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are.
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, we are starving for education… it’s like a precious gift. It’s like a diamond.
There are many problems, but I think there is a solution to all these problems; it’s just one, and it’s education.
All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.
I will get my education – if it is in home, school, or anyplace.
Some parents do not send their children to school because they don’t know its importance at all.
Even we schoolchildren know that ordinary diplomats don’t drive around in unmarked cars carrying Glock pistols.
If you go anywhere, even paradise, you will miss your home.
There’s no place like home. And I do miss my home.
My father always said, ‘Malala will be free as a bird.’
I think I have a right to live my life the way I like.
If you don’t focus on the future generation, it means you are destroying your country.