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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.

Malala Yousafzai

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Malala Yousafzai
Age: 27
Born: 1997
Born: July 12
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Why is it, that giving guns is so easy, but giving books is so hard?
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Instead of sending guns, send books. Instead of sending weapons, send teachers.
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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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I am not here to speak against the Taliban. I'm here to speak up for the right of every child.
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You know, my father was a great encouragement for me because he spoke out for women's rights, he spoke out for girl's education. And at that time I said that why should I wait for someone else, why should I be looking to the government, to the army that they would help us? Why don't I raise my voice, why don't we speak up for our rights?
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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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I thought that words and books and pens were more powerful than guns.
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Education is the best weapon through which we can fight poverty, ignorance and terrorism.
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They thought that the bullets would silence us, but they failed.
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They only can shoot a body but they cannot shoot my dreams.
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We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.
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Pakistanis can't trust. They've seen in history that people, particularly politicians, are corrupt. And they're misguided by people in the name of Islam. They're told: 'Malala is not a Muslim, she's not in purdah, she's working for America.
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I want poverty to end in tomorrow's Pakistan. I want every girl in Pakistan to go to school.
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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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In many parts of the world, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan, terrorism, war and conflict stop children to go to their schools. We are really tired of these wars. Women and children are suffering.
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You must fight others, but through peace, and through dialogue, and through education.
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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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My family and I are heartbroken after hearing the news that more than 100 innocent children and teachers have lost their lives...
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I think everyone makes a mistake at least once in their life. The important thing is what you learn from it. That's why I have problems with our Pashtunwali code. We are supposed to take revenge for wrongs done to us, but where does that end? If a man in one family is killed or hurt by another man, revenge must be exacted to restore nang (honor).
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Let us become the first generation to decide to be the last that sees empty classrooms, lost childhoods and wasted potential
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