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They thought that the bullets would silence us, but they failed.

Malala Yousafzai

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Malala Yousafzai
Age: 27
Born: 1997
Born: July 12
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There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color or religion.
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We should not wait for someone else to come and raise our voice. We should do it by ourselves. We should believe in ourselves. One day you will see that all the girls will be powerful All the girls will be going to school. And it is possible only by our struggle only when we raise our voice.
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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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I had a terrible dream yesterday with military helicopters and the Taliban. I have had such dreams since the launch of the military operation in Swat. My mother made me breakfast and I went off to school. I was afraid going to school because the Taliban had issued an edict banning all girls from attending schools.
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I tell my story, not because it is unique, but because it is not. It is the story of many girls.
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Extremists have shown what frightens them most. A girl with a book.
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My dream is to see every girl educated, in every country.
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Education is the best weapon through which we can fight poverty, ignorance and terrorism.
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My goal is to get peace and my goal is to see education of every child.
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I don't know why people have divided the whole world into two groups, west and east. Education is neither eastern nor western. Education is education and it's the right of every human being.
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I don't want to be remembered as the girl who was shot. I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up.
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The extremists are afraid of books and pens, the power of education frightens them. they are afraid of women.
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The best way to fight terrorism is not through guns. It's through pens, books, teachers and schools.
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There was a time when women 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, but I am focusing on women to be independent and fight for themselves.
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A girl has the power to go forward in her life. And she's not only a mother, she's not only a sister, she's not only a wife. But a girl has the - she should have an identity. She should be recognized and she has equal rights as a boy.
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When someone tells me about Malala, the girl who was shot by the Taliban - that's my definition for her - I don't think she's me. Now I don't even feel as if I was shot. Even my life in Swat feels like a part of history or a movie I watched. Things change. God has given us a brain and a heart which tell us how to live.
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I am proud to be a girl, and I know that girls can change the world.
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I want every girl, every child, to be educated.
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I want world leaders to choose books over bullets...We can afford to give every girl 12 years of free education. It is absolutely in our power, and when we do, we will realize a whole new world of possibility.
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