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We must tell girls their voices are important.

People say Malala's voice is being sold to the world. But I see it as Malala's voice reaching the wo...

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I discovered Deborah Ellis's books in the school library after my head teacher encouraged me to go b...

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

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

Islam means peace.

There's no place like home. And I do miss my home.

When someone tells me about Malala, the girl who was shot by the Taliban - that's my definition for ...

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Benazir Bhutto was an inspirational leader and an inspirational woman.

Education is neither eastern nor western.

We should all consider each other as human beings, and we should respect each other.

The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my li...

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If you hit a Talib with your shoe, then there would be no difference between you and the Talib. You ...

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In some parts of the world, students are going to school every day. It's their normal life. But in o...

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What is interesting is the power and the impact of social media... So we must try to use social medi...

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Honor your daughters. They are honorable.

If you don't focus on the future generation, it means you are destroying your country.

For my brothers it was easy to think about the future. They can be anything they want. But for me it...

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We human beings don't realize how great God is. He has given us an extraordinary brain and a sensiti...

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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons.

I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

His sisters -- my aunts -- did not go to school at all, just like millions of girls in my country. E...

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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

But God has also given us the power to forget, so that when the tragedy is over we carry on as norma...

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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

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

I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

He laughed a lot, but as a boy he had been so self-conscious about being dark-skinned that he went t...

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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

I told myself, Malala, you have already faced death. This is your second life. Don't be afraid — if ...

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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

I believe in peace. I believe in mercy.

As we crossed the Malakand Pass I saw a young girl selling oranges. She was scratching marks on a sc...

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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

I say I am stronger than fear.

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

When God created man and woman, he was thinking, 'Who shall I give the power to, to give birth to th...

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I raise my voice not so that i can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard

Nelson Mandela is physically separated from us, but his soul and spirit will never die. He belongs t...

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

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

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I believe the gun has no power at all.

Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.

Education is education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow." Education ...

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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

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

I am convinced Socialism is the only answer and I urge all comrades to take this struggle to a victo...

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I will get my education - if it is in home, school, or anyplace.

There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion.

I need to complete my homework on time.

The important thing to note is that it is not important whether Malala was shot or not - Malala is n...

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I want to make this world perfect.

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

In countries other than Pakistan - I won't necessarily call them 'Western' - people support me. This...

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

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

Pakistanis can't trust. They've seen in history that people, particularly politicians, are corrupt. ...

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We thought speaking in English meant you were more intelligent. We were wrong of course. It does not...

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In Kenya, I met wonderful girls; girls who wanted to help their communities. I was with them in thei...

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

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Don’taccept good things from bad people.

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

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

I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

THough we loved school, we hadn't realized how important education was until the Taliban tried to st...

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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

He believed that lack of education was the root of all of Pakistan’s problems. Ignorance allowed pol...

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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men. There are two powers...

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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Our men think earning money and ordering around others is where power lies. They don't think power i...

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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Let us pick up our books and our pens,” I said. “They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one ...

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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

I love my God. I thank my Allah. I talk to him all day. He is the greatest. By giving me this height...

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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Though we loved school, we hadn't realized how important education was until the Taliban tried to st...

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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

I dreamed of going to the top of Mount Elum like Alexander the Great to touch Jupiter and even beyon...

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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

We Pashtuns love shoes but don't love the cobbler; we love our scarves and blankets but do not respe...

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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

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

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I fully support U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his Global Education First Initiative and the ...

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My story is the story of thousands of children from around the world. I hope it inspires others to s...

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In many parts of the world, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan, terrorism, war and conflict stop ch...

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I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot su...

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I think I have a right to live my life the way I like.

I distracted myself from the fear and terrorism by thinking about things like how the universe began...

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I started thinking about that, and I used to think that the Talib would come, and he would just kill...

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We were learning to struggle. And we were learning how powerful we are when we speak.

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

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

I speak not for myself but for those without voice... those who have fought for their rights... thei...

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

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My father always said, 'Malala will be free as a bird.'

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Malala Yousafzai

Journalist

Born: 1997-07-12

Died: N/A

Malala Yousafzai (Urdu: ملالہ یوسفزئی‎; born 12 July 1997) is a Pakistani human rights and education activist who was jointly awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize with Kailash Satyarthi, becoming its youngest recipient ever, at the age of 17.More