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Malala Yousafzai Quotes

We should all consider each other as human beings, and we should respect each other.

– Malala Yousafzai

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.

– Malala Yousafzai

I think I have a right to live my life the way I like.

– Malala Yousafzai

Some people only ask others to do something. I believe that, why should I wait for someone else? Why don’t I take a step and move forward.

– Malala Yousafzai

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

– Malala Yousafzai

What I get a bit angry about is the image of women.

– Malala Yousafzai

Pakistanis can’t trust. They’ve seen in history that people, particularly politicians, are corrupt. And they’re misguided by people in the name of Islam. They’re told: ‘Malala is not a Muslim, she’s not in purdah, she’s working for America.’

– Malala Yousafzai

All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.

– Malala Yousafzai

I want education for the sons and the daughters of all the extremists, especially the Taliban.

– Malala Yousafzai

I thanked President Obama for the United States’ work in supporting education in Pakistan and Afghanistan and for Syrian refugees.

– Malala Yousafzai

People say Malala’s voice is being sold to the world. But I see it as Malala’s voice reaching the world and resonating globally. You should think about what is behind Malala’s voice. What is she saying? I am only talking about education, women’s rights, and peace.

– Malala Yousafzai

Pakistan is a peace-loving, democratic country.

– Malala Yousafzai

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 role in life simply to prepare food and give birth to children.

– Malala Yousafzai

I say I am stronger than fear.

– Malala Yousafzai

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.

– Malala Yousafzai

Sometimes I play cricket, and I play badminton.

– Malala Yousafzai

I don’t cover my face because I want to show my identity.

– Malala Yousafzai

It’s quite difficult for a parent to know that their daughter is in great danger.

– Malala Yousafzai

I believe it’s a woman’s right to decide what she wants to wear and if a woman can go to the beach and wear nothing, then why can’t she also wear everything?

– Malala Yousafzai

My father always says that heroism is in the Pashtun DNA.

– Malala Yousafzai

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.

– Malala Yousafzai

I don’t know what would I do in future; I’ll decide it later.

– Malala Yousafzai

We women are going to bring change. We are speaking up for girls’ rights, but we must not behave like men, like they have done in the past.

– Malala Yousafzai

Islam means peace.

– Malala Yousafzai

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.

– Malala Yousafzai

If you go anywhere, even paradise, you will miss your home.

– Malala Yousafzai

I was excited when King’s College announced a scholarship for students who are in developing countries.

– Malala Yousafzai

I want poverty to end in tomorrow’s Pakistan. I want every girl in Pakistan to go to school.

– Malala Yousafzai

A doctor can only treat patients. A doctor can only help the people who are shot or who are injured. But a politician can stop people from injuries. A politician can take a step so that no person is scared tomorrow.

– Malala Yousafzai

I have learned so much from Nelson Mandela, and he has been my leader. He is a perpetual inspiration for me and millions of others around the world.

– Malala Yousafzai

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