70 Malala Yousafzai Quotes for You to Enjoy

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani Activist

Born: Jul 12, 1997

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I believe the gun has no power at all. Malala Yousafzai

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In India, innocent and poor children are victims of child labor. Malala Yousafzai

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Nelson Mandela is physically separated from us, but his soul and spirit will never die. He belongs to the whole world because he is an icon of equality, freedom and love, the values we need all the time everywhere. Malala Yousafzai

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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.' Malala Yousafzai

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I have learned so much from Nelson Mandela, and he has been my leader. He is a perpetual inspiration for me and millions of others around the world. Malala Yousafzai

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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. Malala Yousafzai

In countries other than Pakistan - I won't necessarily call them 'Western' - people support me. This is because people there respect others. They don't do this because I am a Pashtun or a Punjabi, a Pakistani, or an Iranian, they do it because of one's words and character. This is why I am being respected and supported there. Malala Yousafzai

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Pakistanis can't trust. They've seen in history that people, particularly politicians, are corrupt. And they're misguided by people in the name of Islam. They're told: 'Malala is not a Muslim, she's not in purdah, she's working for America.' Malala Yousafzai

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

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I only get angry at my brothers and at my father. Malala Yousafzai

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I'm often in the company of adults, so it's nice to meet girls my age or younger. Malala Yousafzai

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Thank you to the children whose innocent words encouraged me. Malala Yousafzai

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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. Malala Yousafzai

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Benazir Bhutto was an inspirational leader and an inspirational woman. Malala Yousafzai

Inspirational Woman Leader

When someone tells me about Malala, the girl who was shot by the Taliban - that's my definition for her - I don't think she's me. Now I don't even feel as if I was shot. Even my life in Swat feels like a part of history or a movie I watched. Things change. God has given us a brain and a heart which tell us how to live. Malala Yousafzai

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