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

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

I am not here to speak against the Taliban. I'm here to speak up for the right of every child.

I had 2 choices, be silent and get killed, or speak up and be killed, I chose the second option.

I tell my story, not because it is unique, but because it is not. It is the story of many girls.

Some parents do not send their children to school because they don't know its importance at all.

I might be afraid of ghosts and like dragons and those things, but I'm not afraid of the Taliban.

There is no greater weapon than knowledge and no greater source of knowledge than the written word.

At night when I used to sleep, I was thinking all the time that shall I put a knife under my pillow.

The best way to fight terrorism is not through guns. It's through pens, books, teachers and schools.

This is the philosophy of nonviolence that I have learned from Gandhi, Bacha Khan and Mother Teresa.

The best way to fight terrorism is to invest in education. Instead of sending weapons, send teachers.

There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.

Islam tells us every girl and boy should be educated. I don't know why the Taliban have forgotten it.

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

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.

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

In Swat, there are two jobs a woman's going to do: a teacher or a doctor. If not, then become a housewife.

I know now that what countries do at summits has the power to help girls in Pakistan, Nigeria or Afghanistan.

The extremists are afraid of books and pens, the power of education frightens them. they are afraid of women.

Every girl deserves to take part in creating the technology that will change our world and change who runs it.

Even we schoolchildren know that ordinary diplomats don't drive around in unmarked cars carrying Glock pistols.

I enjoy science, and I'm a very curious person. I always want to know the reason behind everything, big or small.

Fifty seven million children across the world don't want an iPhone, Xbox or chocolates. They want a book and pen.

I don't want awards, I want my daughter. I wouldn't exchange a single eyelash of my daughter for the whole world.

There are many problems, but I think there is a solution to all these problems; it's just one, and it's education.

We should not be followers of traditions that go against human rights...we are human beings and we make traditions.

What is interesting is the power and the impact of social media... So we must try to use social media in a good way.

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

The best way to fight terrorism is to do it through a peaceful way. I believe that a war can never be ended by a war.

I'm not becoming western; I am still following my Pashtun culture, and I'm wearing a shalvar kamiz, a dupatta on my head.

We have to change this idea that women are only supposed to work in the house... Women should go out and be what they want

When I was born, some of our relatives came to our house and told my mother, 'Don't worry, next time you will have a son.'

I have already seen death, and I know that death is supporting me in my cause of education. Death does not want to kill me.

The content of a book holds the power of education and it is with this power that we can shape our future and change lives.

Let us become the first generation to decide to be the last that sees empty classrooms, lost childhoods and wasted potential

On the day when I was shot, and on the next day, people raised the banners of 'I am Malala'. They did not say 'I am Taliban.'

If we want to end terrorism we need to bring quality education so we defeat the mindset of terrorism mentality and of hatred.

My story is the story of thousands of children from around the world. I hope it inspires others to stand up for their rights.

I truly believe the only way we can create global peace is through not only educating our minds, but our hearts and our souls.

Books are a better investment in our future than bullets. Books, not bullets, will pave the path towards peace and prosperity.

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

I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there was a gun in my hand and he stands in front of me, I would not shoot him.

My family and I are heartbroken after hearing the news that more than 100 innocent children and teachers have lost their lives...

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.

When we imagine the power of all our sisters standing together on the shoulders of a quality education - our joy knows no bounds.

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

A talib fires three shots at point-blank range at three girls in a van and doesn't kill any of them. This seems an unlikely story.

I was born a proud daughter of Pakistan, though like all Swatis I thought of myself first as a Swati and Pashtun, before Pakistani.

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.

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