Malala Yousafzai — "If people were silent, nothing would change."

"Why shall I wait for someone else? Why shall I be looking to the government, to the army, that they would help us … for them to help me. Why don't I raise my voice? Why don't we speak up for our right…"

"Malala Yousafzai says that the Taliban are misusing religion and “exploiting a twisted interpretation of Islam” to enforce its “gender apartheid” regime in Afghanistan."

"With guns you can kill terrorists, with education you can kill terrorism."

"We must not forget that millions of children are out of school. We must not forget that our sisters and brothers are suffering from terrorism and war."

"In Pakistan when women say they want independence, people think this means we don't want to obey our fathers, brothers, or husbands. But it does not mean that. It means we want to make decisions for o…"