There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion.
— Malala Yousafzai
Honor your daughters. They are honorable.
I like writers who can show me worlds I know nothing about, but my favorites are those who create characters or worlds which feel realistic and familiar to me, or who can make me feel inspired.
I want people to remember that Pakistan is my country. It is like my mother, and I love it dearly. Even if its people hate me, I will still love it.
You cannot rely on other people's support.
I will only miss school for an engagement if it is going to bring real change.
It is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are.
What I get a bit angry about is the image of women.
In Kenya, I met wonderful girls; girls who wanted to help their communities. I was with them in their school, listening to their dreams. They still have hope. They want to be doctor and teachers and engineers.
We should all consider each other as human beings, and we should respect each other.
I am a daughter. My father is an example for me.
I fully support U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his Global Education First Initiative and the work of U.N. Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown and the respectful president of the U.N. General Assembly Vuk Jeremic. I thank them for the leadership they continue to give.
I'm not a character like Rapunzel or Cinderella; my story looks like any other.
There's no one who has been living for centuries.
I might be afraid of ghosts and like dragons and those things, but I'm not afraid of the Taliban.
It's quite difficult for a parent to know that their daughter is in great danger.
I hope that one day when I'll go back to Pakistan, I will build a university like Harvard.
There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
I enjoy science, and I'm a very curious person. I always want to know the reason behind everything, big or small.
Books can capture injustices in a way that stays with you and makes you want to do something about them. That's why they are so powerful.
I thanked President Obama for the United States' work in supporting education in Pakistan and Afghanistan and for Syrian refugees.
In every country, politics is considered to be a waste of time.
Benazir Bhutto was an inspirational leader and an inspirational woman.
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.'
It gets quite difficult for me when I listen to pop music. I don't often understand the words, but when someone translates them to me, I think, 'What is this song representing? That women are just there to be treated like objects?'
What is interesting is the power and the impact of social media... So we must try to use social media in a good way.
We need to increase education budgets.
In India, innocent and poor children are victims of child labor.
Thank you to the children whose innocent words encouraged me.
I'm often in the company of adults, so it's nice to meet girls my age or younger.
It is true that when there's a drone attack, those - that the - the terrorists are killed, it's true. But 500 and 5,000 more people rises against it, and more terrorism occurs, and more - more bomb blasts occurs.
Sometimes I play cricket, and I play badminton.
I say I am stronger than fear.
Even we schoolchildren know that ordinary diplomats don't drive around in unmarked cars carrying Glock pistols.
The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.
I discovered Deborah Ellis's books in the school library after my head teacher encouraged me to go beyond the school curriculum and look for books I might enjoy.
I think I have a right to live my life the way I like.
I believe the gun has no power at all.
In Swat, there are two jobs a woman's going to do: a teacher or a doctor. If not, then become a housewife.
When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn't speak.
If you don't focus on the future generation, it means you are destroying your country.
We must tell girls their voices are important.
I am not telling men to step away from speaking for women's rights; rather, I am focusing on women to be independent to fight for themselves.
I know now that what countries do at summits has the power to help girls in Pakistan, Nigeria or Afghanistan.
Pakistan is a peace-loving, democratic country.
Girls are going to school again in Swat Valley. And that is great.
I want to have fun, but I don't quite know how.
If you kill someone, it shows that you are afraid of that person.
I don't have a phone, but I do have an iPad.
A doctor can only treat patients. A doctor can only help the people who are shot or who are injured. But a politician can stop people from injuries. A politician can take a step so that no person is scared tomorrow.
