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

Malala Yousafzai

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Malala Yousafzai
Age: 27
Born: 1997
Born: July 12
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Our men think earning money and ordering around others is where power lies. They don't think power is in the hands of the woman who takes care of everyone all day long, and gives birth to their children.
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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.
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As we crossed the Malakand Pass I saw a young girl selling oranges. She was scratching marks on a piece of paper with a pencil 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.
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I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all the terrorists and extremists. I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there was a gun in my hand and he was standing in front of me, I would not shoot him. This is the compassion I have learned from Mohamed, the prophet of mercy, Jesus Christ and Lord Buddha.
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Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it.
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We are human beings, and this is the part of our human nature, that we don't learn the importance of anything until it's snatched from our hands.
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I had two options. One was to remain silent and wait to be killed. And the second was to speak up and then be killed. I chose the second one. I decided to speak up.
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They only can shoot a body but they cannot shoot my dreams.
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They thought that the bullets would silence us, but they failed.
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I believe the gun has no power because a gun can only kill, but a pen can give life.
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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.
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We cannot succeed when half of us are held back. We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave, to embrace the strength within themselves and realize their full potential.
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We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.
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Education is education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow. Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human.
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The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions. But nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.
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When someone takes away your pens you realise quite how important education is.
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There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color or religion.
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I have the right of education. I have the right to play. I have the right to sing. I have the right to talk. I have the right to go to market. I have the right to speak up.
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Some people only ask others to do something. I believe that, why should I wait for someone else? Why don't I take a step and move forward.
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I don't want awards, I want my daughter. I wouldn't exchange a single eyelash of my daughter for the whole world.
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