Malala Yousafzai Quotes

Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons." Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban for wanting an education and survived, in her keynote speech to the United Nations, 12th July 2013.

One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.

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.

I don't want revenge on the Taliban, I want education for sons and daughters of the Taliban.

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.

To sit down on a chair and read my books with all my friends at school is my right. To see each and every human being with a smile of happiness is my wish. I am Malala. My world has changed but I have not.

When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.

read thousands of books and I will power myself with knowledge. Pens and books are the weapons that defeat terrorism.

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.