70+ Malala Yousafzai Quotes on Education, Equality & Girl Power

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A champion for girls’ education and the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Our collection of Malala quotes ignites a fire for learning, perseverance, and standing up for what’s right.

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

We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.

Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality.

One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world.

If one girl with an education can change the world, just imagine what 130 million can do.

Malala Yousafzai Quotes

One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world.

They thought that the bullets would silence us, but they failed. And out of that silence came thousands of voices. 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 were born.

Education is education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow.” Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human.

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.

The best way to solve problems and fight against war is through dialogue.

There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women

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?

We must tell girls their voices are important.

If we want to achieve our goal, then let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge, and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness.

I raise my voice so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard…we cannot succeed when half of us are held back

Extremists have shown what frightens them most: A girl with a book.

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

Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human

Education is our basic right. Not just in the West; Islam too has given us this right. Islam says every girl and every boy should go to school. In the Quran, it is written, that God wants us to know. He wants us to know why the sky is blue and about oceans and stars. I know it’s a big struggle—around the world, there are fifty-seven million children who are not in primary school, thirty-two million of them girls.

If one man can destroy everything, why can’t one girl change it?

I hope that what we gain from this shared experience is a commitment to empathy, to the safety of our global community, to human rights and dignity, to our welfare, and to health and education.

I often say that I tell my story not because it is unique, but because it is the story of many girls. I think realizing that you’re not alone, that you are standing with millions of your sisters around the world is vital

If a woman can go to the beach and wear nothing. then why can’t she also wear everything?

To me, the moral of the story was that there will always be hurdles in life, but if you want to achieve a goal, you must continue.

Some girls cannot go to school because of child labor and child trafficking.

I think everyone makes a mistake at least once in their life, the important thing is what you learn from it.

Some people think, ‘Malala is lucky – she’s now with Hillary Clinton, she’s with Bono, she’s with rock stars.’ But on the other side, I get homework as well.

I remember when my friends and I would decorate our hands with henna on special occasions. And instead of drawing flowers and patterns, we would paint our hands with mathematical formulas and equations.

I know the power that a young girl carries in her heart when she has a vision and a mission.

In Pakistan when women say they want independence, people think this means they don’t want to obey their fathers, brothers, or husbands. But it does not mean that. It means we want to make decisions for ourselves. We want to be free to go to school or to go to work. Nowhere is it written in the Quran that a woman should be dependent on a man. The word has not come down from the heavens to tell us that every woman should listen to a man.

I will get my education – whether it is at home, school, or any place

The Taliban could take our pens and books, but they couldn’t stop our minds from thinking.

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

I don’t want to be the girl who was shot by the Taliban – I want to be the girl who fought for the rights of every child, whether girl or boy, the right to education and the right to equality.

I think that the best way to solve problems and fight against war is through dialogue

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

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.

It is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are

We were scared, but our fear was not as strong as our courage.

With guns you can kill terrorists, with education you can kill terrorism.

I am pretty certain that I am also the first recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize who still fights with her younger brothers. I want there to be peace everywhere, but my brothers and I are still working on that

I had one hope for today: that Afghan girls walking to school would not be sent back home. But the Taliban did not keep their promise. They will keep finding excuses to stop girls from learning — because they are afraid of educated girls and empowered women.

Kindness can only be repaid with kindness. It can’t be repaid with expressions like, ‘Thank you

Our men think earning money and ordering around others is where power lies. They don’t think power is in the hands of the woman who takes care of everyone all day long and gives birth to their children.

Even if I am a girl, even if people think I can’t do it, I should not lose hope. – 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.

I think realizing that you’re not alone, that you are standing with millions of your sisters around the world is vital

Education is neither Eastern nor Western. Education is education and it’s the right of every human being.

It is so hard to get things done in this world. You try and too often it doesn’t work. But you have to continue. And you never give up

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.

Once I had asked God for one or two extra inches in height, but instead he made me as tall as the sky, so high that I could not measure myself.

Though we loved school, we didn’t realize how important education was until the Taliban tried to stop us. Going to school, reading, and doing our homework wasn’t just a way of passing time, it was our future

I don’t know why people have divided the whole world into two groups, west and east. Education is neither Eastern nor Western. Education is education and it’s the right of every human being

Life isn’t just about taking in oxygen and giving out carbon dioxide

No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men. There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women.

I truly believe the only way we can create global peace is through educating not only our minds but our hearts and our souls. This is the way forward to our destiny of peace and prosperity.

All we are asking is for girls to be able to go to school, and for women to be safer… we are not asking for a privilege, these are like basic human rights

There will always be hurdles in life, but if you want to achieve a goal, you must continue.

We human beings don’t realize how great God is. He has given us an extraordinary brain and a sensitive loving heart. He has blessed us with two lips to talk and express our feelings, two eyes that see a world of colors and beauty, two feet that walk on the road of life, two hands to work for us, and two ears to hear the words of love. As I found with my ear, no one knows how much power they have in their every organ until they lose one.

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?

Speak out against injustice when you see it. Vote for leaders who believe in equality and commit to investing more in education

Education is one of the blessings of life — and one of its necessities

This is a question I have for myself every night. Lying awake in bed for hours thinking, ‘What am I going to do next?

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

When someone takes away your pens you realize quite how important education is

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… We have seen the barbaric situation of the 21st century in Swat. So why should I be afraid now?

You may belong to any religion caste or creed—that has nothing to do with the business of the state

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

On learning from people: “They tell you that you will learn a lot from your textbooks and your lectures, but you also learn a lot from meeting people and socializing with people

Let us pick up our books and our pens,” I said. “They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world.

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