All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.

— Malala Yousafzai

As we crossed the Malakand Pass I saw a young girl selling oranges. She was scratching marks on a scrap of paper with a nail to account for the oranges she had sold as she could not read or write. I took a photo of her and vowed I would do everything in my power to help educate girls just like her. This was the war I was going to fight.

— Malala Yousafzai

Behavior Bhutto was an inspirational leader and an inspirational woman.

— Malala Yousafzai

But God has also given us the power to forget, so that when the tragedy is over we carry on as normal.

— Malala Yousafzai

Don’taccept good things from bad people.

— Malala Yousafzai

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

— Malala Yousafzai

Education is neither eastern nor western.

— Malala Yousafzai

Even we schoolchildren know that ordinary diplomats don't drive around in unmarked cars carrying Glock pistols.

— Malala Yousafzai

For my brothers it was easy to think about the future. They can be anything they want. But for me, it was hard and for that reason I wanted to become educated and empower myself with knowledge.

— Malala Yousafzai

He believed that lack of education was the root of all of Pakistan’s problems. Ignorance allowed politicians to fool people and bad administrators to be re-elected.

— Malala Yousafzai