I did not clip the wings of my daughter to fly.

- Ziauddin Yousafzai

Honour your daughters, trust them and most importantly, educate them.

- Ziauddin Yousafzai

Trust your daughters, they are faithful. Honor your daughters, they are honorable. Educate your daughters, they are amazing.

- Ziauddin Yousafzai

On his daughter Malala Yousafzai: She was very articulate, more than me. She could say things in a very few words that I take a long time to communic…

- Ziauddin Yousafzai

You may think I'm brave. But in the eyes of many people back in my country I am a coward. They think, this man gave so much freedom to his daughter, …

- Ziauddin Yousafzai

Education is power. It is just like a light in complete darkness.

- Ziauddin Yousafzai

On his daughter Malala Yousafzai: When she was very small I used to say to her, 'tell me Malala, how is the school going?' And she'd say 'it is so-so…

- Ziauddin Yousafzai

When in many societies, fathers are usually known by their sons, I am one of the few fathers who is known by his daughter, and I'm proud of it.

- Ziauddin Yousafzai

When the voice of truth rises from the minarets, the Buddha smiles, and the broken chain of history reconnects.

- Ziauddin Yousafzai