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 More Quotes by Malala Yousafzai More Quotes From Malala Yousafzai You know, my father was a great encouragement for me because he spoke out for women's rights, he spoke out for girl's education. And at that time I said that why should I wait for someone else, why should I be looking to the government, to the army that they would help us? Why don't I raise my voice, why don't we speak up for our rights? Malala Yousafzai girl leadership education Education had been a great gift for him [Ziauddin]. He believed that lack of education was the root of all the Pakistan's problems. Ignorance allowed politicians to fool people and bad administrators to be reelected. He believed schooling should be available for all, rich and poor, boys and girls. Malala Yousafzai girl powerful ignorance My mother always told me,”hide your face- people are looking at you”. I would reply,”It does not matter; I am also looking at them. Malala Yousafzai mother work life My family and I are heartbroken after hearing the news that more than 100 innocent children and teachers have lost their lives... Malala Yousafzai heartbroken teacher children We are human behind and this part of our human nature that we don't learn the importance of anything until it's snatched from our hands. In Pakistan, when we were stopped from going to school, and that time I realized that education is very important, and education is the power for women. And that's why the terrorists are afraid of education. They do not want women to get education because then women will become more powerful. Malala Yousafzai powerful hands school If he [the Talib] comes, what would you do Malalala? If you hit a Talib with your shoe, then there will be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not treat otherswith cruelty...you must fight others but through peace, through dialogue and through educationthen I'll tell him [the Talib] how important education is and that I even want education for your children as well that's what I want to tell you, now do what you want. Malala Yousafzai shoes fighting children Let us pick up our books and pencils. They are our most powerful weapon. Malala Yousafzai powerful weapons book 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. Malala Yousafzai tired war children If you go anywhere, even paradise, you will miss your home. Malala Yousafzai paradise missing home Malala Day is not my day. It is the day of every girl and every boy. It is a day when we come together to raise our voices, so that those without a voice can be heard. Malala Yousafzai voice girl boys I am not here to speak against the Taliban. I'm here to speak up for the right of every child. Malala Yousafzai taliban speak children Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons. Malala Yousafzai july powerful book I don't mind if I have to sit on the floor at school. All I want is education. And I'm afraid of no one. Malala Yousafzai women mind school 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 was born. Malala Yousafzai suicide motivational inspirational I don't want revenge on the Taliban, I want education for sons and daughters of the Taliban. Malala Yousafzai daughter revenge son I want every girl, every child, to be educated. Malala Yousafzai girl want children I have the right of education. I have the right to play. I have the right to sing. I have the right to talk. I have the right to go to market. I have the right to speak up. Malala Yousafzai women-history-month speak play Education is the best weapon through which we can fight poverty, ignorance and terrorism. Malala Yousafzai fighting weapons ignorance There is no greater weapon than knowledge and no greater source of knowledge than the written word. Malala Yousafzai written-word source weapons I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don't go forward. But some people, if they want to achieve their goal, they have to go. They have to move. Malala Yousafzai badass women moving
