Top 200 Malala Yousafzai Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “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.”

— Malala Yousafzai

102. “I think of it often and imagine the scene clearly. Even if they come to kill me, I will tell them what they are trying to do is wrong, that education is our basic right.”

— Malala Yousafzai

103. “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.”

— Malala Yousafzai

104. “So today, we call upon the world leaders to change their strategic policies in favor of peace and prosperity. We call upon the world leaders that all of these deals must protect women and children’s rights. A deal that goes against the rights of women is unacceptable.”

— Malala Yousafzai

105. “My father was convinced the Taliban would hunt him down and kill him, but he again refused security from the police. ‘If you go around with a lot of security the Taliban will use Kalashnikovs or suicide bombers and more people will be killed,’ he said. ‘At least I’ll be killed alone.’”

— Malala Yousafzai

106. “My family and I are heartbroken after hearing the news that more than 100 innocent children and teachers have lost their lives.”

— Malala Yousafzai

107. “People say Malala’s voice is being sold to the world. But I see it as Malala’s voice reaching the world and resonating globally. You should think about what is behind Malala’s voice. What is she saying? I am only talking about education, women’s rights, and peace.”

— Malala Yousafzai

108. “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.”

— Malala Yousafzai

109. “Don’t be afraid – if you are afraid you can’t move forward.”

— Malala Yousafzai

110. “I was named after Malalai of Maiwand, the greatest heroine of Afghanistan.”

— Malala Yousafzai

111. “People used to talk about Shabana’s bad character, but our men both wished to see her dance and also despised her because she was a dancer. A khan’s daughter can’t marry a Kahn’s son. We Pashtuns love shoes but don’t love the cobbler; we love our scarves and blankets but do not respect the weaver. Manual workers made a great contribution to our society but received no recognition, and this is the reason so many of them joined the Taliban – to finally achieve status and power.”

— Malala Yousafzai

112. “We thought speaking in English meant you were more intelligent. We were wrong of course. It does not matter what language you choose, the important thing is the words you use to express yourself.”

— Malala Yousafzai

113. “THough we loved school, we hadn’t realized how important education was until the Taliban tried to stop us.”

— Malala Yousafzai

114. “Because when a teacher appreciates you, you think “I am something!” In a society where people believe girls are weak, and not capable of anything except cooking and cleaning, you think “I have a talent.” When a teacher tells you that all great leaders and scientists were once children, too, you think, “Maybe we can be the great ones tomorrow.” In a country where so many people consider it a waste to send girls to school, it is a teacher who helps you believe in your dreams.”

— Malala Yousafzai

115. “The BBC even made a recording of it using another girl’s voice, and I began to see that the pen and the words that come from it can be much more powerful than machine guns, tanks or helicopters. We were learning how to struggle. And we were learning how powerful we are when we speak.”

— Malala Yousafzai

116. “We are told that Swat is being sacrificed for the sake of Pakistan, but no one and nothing should be sacrificed for the state. A state is like a mother, and a mother never deserts or cheats her children.”

— Malala Yousafzai

117. “There was a time when women social activists asked men to stand up for their rights, but this time we will do it by ourselves. I am not telling men to step away from speaking for women’s rights rather I am focusing on women to be independent to fight for themselves.”

— Malala Yousafzai

118. “When we imagine the power of all our sisters standing together on the shoulders of a quality education – our joy knows no bounds.”

— Malala Yousafzai

119. “My mother had no education and perhaps that was the reason that she always encouraged us to go to school. ‘Don’t wake up like me and realise what you missed years later,’ she says. She.”

— Malala Yousafzai

120. “He relayed a saying from a story his father used to tell him: “A child is a child when he’s a child, even if he’s a prophet.”

— Malala Yousafzai

121. “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

122. “Life isn’t just about taking in oxygen and giving out carbon dioxide. You can stay there accepting everything from the Taliban or you can make a stand against them.”

— Malala Yousafzai

123. “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

124. “Untuk semua anak perempuan yang menghadapi ketidakadilan dan dibungkam.”

— Malala Yousafzai

125. “To me, the moral of the story was that there will always be hurdles in life, but if you want to achieve a goal, you must continue.”

— Malala Yousafzai

126. “What a strange world it was when a girl who wanted to go to school had to defy militants with machine guns – as well as her own family.”

— Malala Yousafzai

127. “What have I done wrong that I should be afraid? All I want to do is go to school. And that is not a crime. That is my right.”

— Malala Yousafzai

128. “My father also saw the book as offensive to Islam but believes strongly in freedom of speech. “First, let’s read the book and then why not respond with our own book,” he suggested. He ended by asking in a thundering voice my grandfather would have been proud of, “Is Islam such a weak religion that it cannot tolerate a book written against it? Not my Islam!”

— Malala Yousafzai

129. “I think everyone makes a mistake at least once in their life. The important thing is what you learn from it.”

— Malala Yousafzai

130. “Sometimes Fazlullah appeared galloping in on a black horse. His men stopped health workers giving polio drops, saying the vaccinations were an American plot to make Muslim women infertile so that the people of Swat would die out.”

— Malala Yousafzai

131. “Is Islam such a weak religion that it cannot tolerate a book written against it? Not my Islam!”

— Malala Yousafzai

132. “O Malalai of Maiwand, Rise once more to make Pashtuns understand the song of honor, Your poetic words turn worlds around, I beg you, rise again My father told the story of Malalai to anyone who came to our house. I loved hearing the story and the songs my father sang to me, and the way my name floated on the wind when people called it.”

— Malala Yousafzai

133. “To us it’s a sacred mountain and so high that it always wears a necklace of fleecy clouds.”

— Malala Yousafzai

134. “Our words were like the eucalyptus blossoms of spring tossed away on the wind.”

— Malala Yousafzai

135. “Son, may you be the star in the sky of knowledge,’ he used to say. We.”

— Malala Yousafzai

136. “No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men.”

— Malala Yousafzai

137. “The Taliban want to turn the girls of Pakistan into identical, lifeless dolls.”

— Malala Yousafzai

138. “Fazlullah’s men wear masks,” I said, “because they are criminals. But I have nothing to hide, and I have done nothing wrong. I’m proud to be a voice speaking out for girls’ education. And proud to show my identity.”

— Malala Yousafzai

139. “If I am speaking for my rights, for the rights of girls, I am not doing anything wrong. It’s my duty to do so. God wants to see how we behave in such situations. There is a saying in the Quran, “The falsehood has to go and the truth will prevail.” If one man, Fazlullah, can destroy everything, why can’t one girl change it? I wondered. I prayed to God every night to give me strength.”

— Malala Yousafzai

140. “I raise my voice not so that i can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.”

— Malala Yousafzai

141. “Kindness can only be repaid with kindness. It can’t be repaid with expressions like ‘thank you’ and then forgotten.”

— Malala Yousafzai

142. “It’s a kind of Romeo and Juliet story in which Gul Makai and Musa Khan meet at school and fall in love. But they are from different tribes, so their love causes a war. However, unlike Shakespeare’s play their story doesn’t end in tragedy. Gul Makai uses the Holy Quran to teach her elders that war is bad and they eventually stop fighting and allow the lovers to unite.”

— Malala Yousafzai

143. “Now, every morning when I open my eyes, I long to see my old room full of my things, my clothes all over the floor and my school prizes on the shelves.”

— Malala Yousafzai

144. “You may belong to any religion or caste or creed – that has nothing to do with the business of the state.”

— Malala Yousafzai

145. “It was all confusing. I used to want to become a doctor, but after everything we had been through, I began to think that becoming a political leader might be a better choice. Our country had so many problems. Maybe someday I could help solve them.”

— Malala Yousafzai

146. “If you hit a Talib with your shoe, there is no difference between him and you. You must not treat others with cruelty. You must fight them with peace and dialogue.”

— Malala Yousafzai

147. “It was as if God had at long last granted my wish for that magic pencil.”

— Malala Yousafzai

148. “How was I bringing shame? I wanted to ask him. I was a child, a ten-year-old girl. A little girl who liked playing hide-and-seek and studying science. I was angry, but I knew it would do no good to try to reason with him. I knew I should have been afraid, but I only felt frustration.”

— Malala Yousafzai

149. “I was reminded of our history lessons, in which we learned about the loot or bounty an army enjoys when a battle is won. I began to see the awards and recognition just like that. They were little jewels without much meaning. I needed to concentrate on winning the war.”

— Malala Yousafzai

150. “It is my belief God sends the solution first and the problem later,” replied Dr. Javid.”

— Malala Yousafzai