20 quotes by Malala Yousafzai to reflect on education

We underestimate our power – and it’s the first thing we need to fight.

I raise my voice, not so that I can scream, but so that those without a voice can be heard.

I dream of a country where education will prevail.

I believe that we are a community and that we should take care of each other.

Diversity promotes tolerance. When you don’t meet different people, you don’t notice things, you don’t realize how much you have in common with them.

Education is neither eastern nor western. Education is education and it is the right of every human being.

We recognize the importance of our voice when we are silenced.

Education doesn’t just improve the individual lives of these girls, it improves the whole country – democracy, economy, stability.

Today we all know that education is our basic right.

I choose to speak. I choose to defend others. I choose to accept support from people all over the world.

The Taliban could take our pens and our books, but they couldn’t stop our minds from thinking.

I don’t want to be remembered as the girl who almost died, but as the girl who had an attitude.

A child, a teacher, a book and a pen can change the world. Education is the solution.

Being far away means, above all, living worried about not becoming a burden to others.

I don’t care if I have to sit on the floor at school. All I want is education.

Let’s get our books and pens. They are our most powerful weapons.

Diversity ensures that children can dream, without putting boundaries or barriers to their future and their dreams.

When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.

But for me the best way to fight terrorism and extremism is to do one simple thing: educate the next generation.

Anger takes away our energy, the message is lost. When you deliver your word in a peaceful way, you gain power.