Malala Yousafzai

We need to increase education budgets.

I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don't go forward. But some people, if they want to achieve their goal, they have to go. They have to move... We have seen the barbaric situation of the 21st century in Swat. So why should I be afraid now?

It gets quite difficult for me when I listen to pop music. I don't often understand the words, but when someone translates them to me, I think, 'What is this song representing? That women are just there to be treated like objects?'

It's an honor to be awarded the Liberty Medal.

On the day when I was shot, all of my friends' faces were covered, except mine.

I believe in peace. I believe in mercy.

Education is neither eastern nor western.

On the day when I was shot, and on the next day, people raised the banners of 'I am Malala'. They did not say 'I am Taliban.'

I think I have a right to live my life the way I like.

Books can capture injustices in a way that stays with you and makes you want to do something about them. That's why they are so powerful.

Dear sisters and brothers, we realize the importance of light when we see darkness.

I say I am stronger than fear.

There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion.

We women are going to bring change. We are speaking up for girls' rights, but we must not behave like men, like they have done in the past.

My father always said, 'Malala will be free as a bird.'

It is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are.

Terrorism will spill over if you don't speak up.

Some girls cannot go to school because of the child labor and child trafficking.

If you go anywhere, even paradise, you will miss your home.

My dream is to see every girl educated, in every country.

Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality.