Portrait of Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai

Education activist

Contemporary influential 124 sayings

Sayings by Malala Yousafzai

When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.

2014 — Various speeches and interviews
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Peace in every home, every street, every village, every country – this is my dream.

2014 — Nobel Peace Prize Lecture
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I went to school and I was just a normal girl wanting to get an education.

2013 — Interview with CNN
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I want to see every child go to school.

2014 — Various interviews
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The day you stop learning is the day you stop growing.

2013 — From her book 'I Am Malala'
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We should not forget that the right to education is not only for us, but for all children.

2014 — Nobel Peace Prize Lecture
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I am hopeful that one day we will achieve our goal of education for every child.

2014 — Interview with The Guardian
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I want to be a politician, not because I want power, but because I want to bring change.

2013 — Interview with Jon Stewart
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I believe in the power of a single voice.

2013 — Speech at the United Nations
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Even if I have to stand alone, I will not be afraid.

2013 — From her book 'I Am Malala'
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Ignorance and illiteracy are the biggest threats to peace.

2014 — Nobel Peace Prize Lecture
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When we talk about women's rights, we are talking about human rights.

2015 — Various speeches and interviews
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Books, not bullets, will win the world.

2014 — Various speeches and interviews
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I want to live in a world where every child can go to school.

2013 — Interview with The Guardian
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My dream is to see every child in school, learning and growing.

2014 — Nobel Peace Prize Lecture
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We must empower girls through education.

2015 — Various speeches and interviews
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I want to be remembered as the girl who fought for education.

2013 — Interview with CNN
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Education is the key to a better future.

2013 — Various speeches and interviews
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Don't ask me what I want to be when I grow up. Ask me what I want to change.

2017 — Tweet
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I don't know why people have divided the whole world into two groups: west and east. Education is neither eastern nor western.

2013 — Interview with The Daily Telegraph
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