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The best way to fight terrorism is to invest in education. Instead of sending weapons, send teachers.

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Malala Yousafzai
Age: 27
Born: 1997
Born: July 12
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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.
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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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