Malala Yousafzai on Discipline Quotes

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

"A girl's education is not just about her learning. It's about the future of the world."

"Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons."

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

"My father used to say, 'I will protect your freedom, Malala. Go on with your dreams.'"

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

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

"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."

"I had two choices. One was to remain silent and wait to be killed. And the second was to speak out and then be killed. I chose the second one."

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

"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."

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

"I am stronger than fear."

"With guns you can kill terrorists, with education you can kill terrorism."

"Our men think generating wealth is enough. They don't realize the power of a woman's mind."

"I am not a lone voice, I am many. I am those 66 million girls who are deprived of education."

"Once I had asked God for one or two extra inches in height, but instead he made me as tall as the sky, so high that I could not measure myself."

"I used to be afraid of the dark, but now I know that the light of education can overcome any darkness."

"The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue."

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

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

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

"Extremists have shown what frightens them most: a girl with a book."

"Peace is necessary for education."

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

"If you hit a Talib with your shoe, there is no difference between him and you. You must not treat others with cruelty."

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

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

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

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

"I want to get my education—and I want to be a doctor. But I also want to be a politician."

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