I had 2 choices, be silent and get killed, or speak up and be killed, I chose the second option. Malala Yousafzai More Quotes by Malala Yousafzai More Quotes From Malala Yousafzai I tell my story, not because it is unique, but because it is not. It is the story of many girls. Malala Yousafzai girl unique stories We are starving for education... it's like a precious gift. It's like a diamond. Malala Yousafzai starving precious-gifts diamond Malala Day is not my day. Today is the day of every woman, every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights. Malala Yousafzai girl rights boys I want poverty to end in tomorrow's Pakistan. I want every girl in Pakistan to go to school. Malala Yousafzai pakistan girl school There was a time when women activists asked men to stand up for their rights. But this time we will do it by ourselves. I am not telling men to step away from speaking for women’s rights, but I am focusing on women to be independent and fight for themselves. Malala Yousafzai independent fighting men There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color or religion. Malala Yousafzai skin-color skins people We should not be followers of traditions that go against human rights...we are human beings and we make traditions. Malala Yousafzai tradition followers rights We liked to be known as the clever girls. When we decorated our hands with henna for holidays and weddings, we drew calculus and chemical formulae instead of flowers and butterflies. Malala Yousafzai girl flower clever We call upon all communities to be tolerant, to reject prejudice based on caste, creed, sect, colour, religion or agenda to ensure freedom and equality for women so they can flourish. We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back. Malala Yousafzai prejudice community color I reassured my mother that it didn’t matter to me if my face was not symmetrical. Me, who had always cared about my appearance, how my hair looked! But when you see death, things change. “It doesn’t matter if I can’t smile or blink properly,” I told her. “I’m still me, Malala. The important thing is God has given me my life. Malala Yousafzai mother hair motivational She explained that the bullet had entered through the side of my left eye where there was a scar, traveled eighteen inches down to my left shoulder and stopped there. It could have taken out my eye or gone into my brain. It was a miracle I was alive. Malala Yousafzai powerful eye taken This is the philosophy of nonviolence that I have learned from Gandhi, Bacha Khan and Mother Teresa. Malala Yousafzai i-have-learned mother philosophy The Taliban should keep it in mind that one of us has to die one day. And if I die early, it does not matter. I will continue my campaign and I'm going back to Pakistan as soon as possible. And I want to be a politician. And, through politics, I am going to serve my mission, and I'm going to work for education for every child. Malala Yousafzai one-day mind children 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 voice talking thinking I believe in the power of the voice of women. Malala Yousafzai i-believe voice believe As we crossed the Malakand Pass I saw a young girl selling oranges. She was scratching marks on a piece of paper with a pencil to account for the oranges she had sold, as she could not read or write. I took a photo of her and vowed I would do everything in my power to help educate girls just like her. This was the war I was going to fight. Malala Yousafzai girl powerful motivational We should not wait for someone else to come and raise our voice. We should do it by ourselves. We should believe in ourselves. One day you will see that all the girls will be powerful; All the girls will be going to school. And it is possible only by our struggle; only when we raise our voice. Malala Yousafzai girl powerful believe I have a new dream I must be a politician to save this country. There are so many crises in our country. I want to remove these crises. Malala Yousafzai dream want country A city without books, a city without a library is like a graveyard. Malala Yousafzai library cities book Education is education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow." Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human. Malala Yousafzai eastern should path
