Malala Yousafzai on Deep Work Quotes

"Extremists are afraid of books and pens. The power of education frightens them."

"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 am not a lone voice, I am many."

"If one man can destroy everything, why can't one girl change it?"

"I want to be a politician in the future. I want to change the future of my country."

"Education is education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow. Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human."

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

"I raise up my voice—not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard."

"I used to be very competitive in school, always wanting to be the top of the class."

"Kindness can only be repaid with kindness. It cannot be repaid with expressions like 'thank you'."

"Even if I am a girl, even if people think I can't do it, I should not lose hope."

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

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

"I want to get my education and I want to become a doctor."

"We should not wait for someone else to come and speak for us. We should do it ourselves."

"I tell my story, not because it is unique, but because it is not. It is the story of many girls."

"There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women."

"I want to study, I want to learn, I want to be someone."

"I think that the best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue."

"The world can no longer accept, the world can no longer accept that basic education is enough. Why do leaders accept that for children in developing countries, only basic literacy is sufficient, when their own children do homework in Algebra, Mathematics, Science and Physics?"

"My goal is not to get the Nobel Peace Prize. My goal is to get peace and my goal is to see every child getting educated."

"Life isn't just about taking in oxygen and giving out carbon dioxide."

"If you want to achieve your goal, then you have to be focused. You have to be hard-working."

"I don't mind if I have to sit on the floor at school. All I want is education. And I am afraid of no one."

"In some parts of the world, students are going to school every day. It's their normal life. But in other parts of the world, we are starving for education."

"I love my school and I don't care about what you say. I have to learn."

"I was a very hard-working student. I used to study until late at night, and I was very focused on my goal."

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

"The Taliban could take our pens and books, but they couldn’t stop our minds from thinking."

"I believe that the gun has no power at all because a gun can only kill. But a pen can give life."

"We were scared, but our fear was not as strong as our courage."

"I had a choice: I could live a quiet life or I could make the most of this new life I had been given."

"We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced."