Malala Yousafzai

"When education is delayed, the entire nation suffers from the loss of potential."

"We must raise our daughters to be strong, educated, and independent."

"I am privileged to have received an education, but millions of girls are not so lucky."

"The most important thing is to keep your passion alive and never give up."

"We all have within us the ability to make a positive change in the world."

"Education is a bridge to a better future for all children."

"I speak because I believe that every voice matters and deserves to be heard."

"The fight for education is a fight for peace and justice."

"We must work together to build a world where no child is left behind."

"Books and education have the power to change lives and transform societies."

"I will never stop fighting for the right of every child to go to school."

"Education is the most powerful investment we can make in our future."

"We cannot build a peaceful world on the foundation of ignorance."

"My story is not mine alone; it belongs to all the girls who still cannot go to school."

"I believe in the power of education to transform individuals and societies."

"We must never accept injustice. We must always stand up and speak out."

"Education opens doors that would otherwise remain closed forever."

"I am determined to use my voice to create lasting change in the world."

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

"We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced."

"I raise up my voice—not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard."

"We cannot succeed when half of us are held back."

"Some people think that to be strong is to have muscles, to shout and to fight. But the strongest thing in the world is to stand up for your rights and refuse to fight back."

"If we want to achieve real equality, as I've said, women will have to be conscious of that day in and day out, just as I am."

"Malala Day is not my day. Today is the day of every woman, every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights."

"I want to inspire people to speak up for their rights, to fight for their dreams."

"The extremists are afraid of books and pens."

"One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world."

"People think of girls as weak, but we are the strongest of the strong."

"I cannot accept that the world just accepts the status quo, that people think it's normal that some girls go to school and other girls don't."