Malala Yousafzai Quotes

Dear sisters and brothers, we realize the importance of light when we see darkness.

I don’t want to be remembered as the girl who was shot. I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up.

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?

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.

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.

We must tell girls their voices are important.

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

I am not against anyone. Neither am I here to speak in terms of personal revenge against the Taliban or any other terrorist group. I am here to speak for the right of education for every child. I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all the terrorists and extremists.

I realized that becoming a doctor, I can only help a small community. But by becoming a politician, I can help my whole country.

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

I hope that one day when I’ll go back to Pakistan, I will build a university like Harvard.

When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn’t speak.

I believe in the power of the voice of women.

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.