Once I had asked God for one or two extra inches in height, but instead, he made me as tall as the sky, so high that I could not measure myself… By giving me this height to reach people, he has also given me great responsibilities. – Malala Yousafzai

Many girls do not go to school because of poverty. – Malala Yousafzai

My father always said, ‘Malala will be free as a bird.’ – Malala Yousafzai

All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one. – Malala Yousafzai

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? – Malala Yousafzai

I might be afraid of ghosts and like dragons and those things, but I’m not afraid of the Taliban. – Malala Yousafzai