"The best way to fight terrorism is to do it through a peaceful way. I believe that a war can never be ended by a war."
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"Let us pick up our books and pencils. They are our most powerful weapon."
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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 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 mother always told me,”hide your face- people are looking at you”. I would reply,”It does not matter; I am also looking at them."
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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 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’m still me, Malala. The important thing is God has given me my life."
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"I believe in the power of the voice of women."
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"I thought that words and books and pens were more powerful than guns."
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"So today, we call upon the world leaders to change their strategic policies in favor of peace and prosperity. We call upon the world leaders that all of these deals must protect women and children’s rights. A deal that goes against the rights of women is unacceptable."
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"If a woman can go to the beach and wear nothing, then why can't she also wear everything?"
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"There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color or religion."
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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 reassured my mother that it didn’t matter to me if my face was not symmetrical. Me, who had always cared about my appearance, how my hair looked! But when you see death, things change. “It doesn’t matter if I can’t smile or blink properly,” I told her. “I’m still me, Malala. The important thing is God has given me my life."
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"Malala Day is not my day. It is the day of every girl and every boy. It is a day when we come together to raise our voices, so that those without a voice can be heard."
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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 don't mind if I have to sit on the floor at school. All I want is education. And I'm afraid of no one."
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"If he [the Talib] comes, what would you do Malalala? If you hit a Talib with your shoe, then there will be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not treat otherswith cruelty...you must fight others but through peace, through dialogue and through educationthen I'll tell him [the Talib] how important education is and that I even want education for your children as well that's what I want to tell you, now do what you want."
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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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