Quotes from Malala Yousafzai

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.'

It's an honor to be awarded the Liberty Medal.

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

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 poverty to end in tomorrow's Pakistan. I want every girl in Pakistan to go to school.

I need to complete my homework on time.

You cannot rely on other people's support.

I don't cover my face because I want to show my identity.

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

We need to increase education budgets.

In many countries, they do not even keep track of how girls are doing in school, or if they are there at all. If we say, 'Girls count,' then we must count girls, so we can see if we are really making progress in educating every girl.

I distracted myself from the fear and terrorism by thinking about things like how the universe began and whether time travel is possible.

My goal is to get peace and my goal is to see education of every child.

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

Dear sisters and brothers, I am not against anyone.

Dear sisters and brothers, we realize the importance of light when we see darkness.

I don't have a phone, but I do have an iPad.

If you hit a Talib with your shoe, then there would be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not treat others with cruelty and that much harshly, you must fight others but through peace and through dialogue and through education.

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.

I 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.

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.

On the day when I was shot, all of my friends' faces were covered, except mine.

I have a new dream I must be a politician to save this country. There are so many crises in our country. I want to remove these crises.

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.