Malala Yousafzai

"We realize the importance of our mothers when we are dying."

"The goal of terrorism is to terrify people. But we will not be terrified."

"My heart is racing, but I am not afraid."

"We should realize that one person can make a difference. Everyone has the power to do so."

"I am proud to be a woman. I believe in the power of women."

"Some people call me the girl who was shot by the Taliban. But I am the girl who raised her voice for education and was shot."

"No one can force you to think like them, to act like them, to feel like them."

"I have nothing to lose. You can shoot me, but you cannot shoot my voice."

"The extremists are afraid of books and pens. That is why they are so powerful."

"My father always said, 'Malala will be known in the whole world.' I did not know how true that would be."

"I believe in the power of words. I believe that pen is mightier than the sword."

"We need to make education the priority. Without education, there is no future."

"I have survived. Now I will thrive."

"Let us remember: one book, one pen, one child, one teacher can change the world."

"I want every girl to go to school and get education like a boy."

"We should all be feminists. It means believing in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes."

"I am not here for myself. I am here for every child."

"We cannot wait for anyone to save us. We must save ourselves."

"Our books are our weapons. Our hope is our shield."

"I have always believed that we should judge people by their actions, not their words."

"They thought a bullet could silence me. But it gave me a voice."

"If you believe something and it is right, you must go forward with all your heart."

"The more we speak out, the louder our voices become."

"I am grateful for this new life, but I will never forget where I come from."

"Every girl has the right to go to school. This is not charity, this is justice."

"We need more mentors and role models who are women."

"To daughters: do not wait for the world to change. You have the power to change it."

"I learned that courage is not the lack of fear, but the triumph over it."

"Our dreams are more powerful than our fears."

"We cannot move forward if we are always looking backward."