Quotes from Malala Yousafzai

I might be afraid of ghosts and like dragons and those things, but I'm not afraid of the Taliban.

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

They are afraid of educated women. They are afraid of the power of knowledge.

And 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 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.

Education is neither eastern nor western.

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.

I'm not becoming western; I am still following my Pashtun culture, and I'm wearing a shalvar kamiz, a dupatta on my head.

I am a daughter. My father is an example for me.

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?

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.

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.

It's good to fight with your brothers, and it's good to tease them to give them advice.

Islam tells us every girl and boy should be educated. I don't know why the Taliban have forgotten it.

The content of a book holds the power of education and it is with this power that we can shape our future and change lives.

I believe the gun has no power because a gun can only kill, but a pen can give life.

I don't want to be thought of as the 'girl who was shot by the Taliban' but the 'girl who fought for education. This is the cause to which I want to devote my life.

I'm still me, Malala. The important thing is God has given me my life.

There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.

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

I realized that becoming a doctor, I can only help a small community. But by becoming a politician, I can help my whole country.

Terrorism will spill over if you don't speak up.

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.

We must believe in the power and strength of our words. Our words can change the world.