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A city without books, a city without a library is like a graveyard.

Malala Yousafzai

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Malala Yousafzai
Age: 27
Born: 1997
Born: July 12
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We like to put sacred texts in flowing waters, so I rolled it up, tied it to a piece of wood, placed a dandelion on top, and floated it in the stream which flows into the Swat River. Surely God would find it there.
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I want every girl, every child, to be educated.
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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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We must believe in the power and strength of our words. Our words can change the world.
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I thought that words and books and pens were more powerful than guns.
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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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I don't want to be thought of as the 'girl who was shot by the Taliban' but the 'girl who fought for education. This is the cause to which I want to devote my life.
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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.'
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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 think that the best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue. For me the best way to fight against terrorism and extremism... just a simple thing: educate the next generation.
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There is no greater weapon than knowledge and no greater source of knowledge than the written word.
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If you go anywhere, even paradise, you will miss your home.
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They thought that the bullets would silence us, but they failed.
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There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color or religion.
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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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Every girl deserves to take part in creating the technology that will change our world and change who runs it.
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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 told myself, Malala, you have already faced death. This is your second life. Don't be afraid — if you are afraid, you can't move forward.
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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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If we want to end terrorism we need to bring quality education so we defeat the mindset of terrorism mentality and of hatred.
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