"Inspiring Words: 45 Powerful Malala Yousafzai Quotes on Education and Bravery"

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist who, at just 15 years old, was shot in the head by the Taliban for her outspoken advocacy for girls' education. After miraculously surviving the attack, she has continued to speak out about the importance of education for all children, regardless of gender.

In October of 2012, she became the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala went on to write the bestselling book I Am Malala and co-founded the Malala Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides girls with access to quality education. She graduated from Oxford University in 2020.

Malala’s courage and conviction have made her a global symbol of resilience and hope, and she continues to work tirelessly towards ensuring that all children have access to education. Her story is an inspiration to us all.

Since 2013, the world has honored Malala's dedication to education by celebrating Malala Day every year on July 12th.

We've collected her best quotes about education, bravery, and fighting for what's right:

The Best Malala Yousafzai Quotes

Famous Inspiring Quotes 

“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.”

— Malala Yousafzai

“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” — Malala Yousafzai

“One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world.”

— Malala Yousafzai

“One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world.” — Malala Yousafzai

“Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons.”

— Malala Yousafzai

“Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons.” — Malala Yousafzai

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

— Malala Yousafzai

“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.”— Malala Yousafzai

“There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women.”

— Malala Yousafzai

“There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women.” — Malala Yousafzai

“We must tell girls their voices are important.”

— Malala Yousafzai

“We must tell girls their voices are important.” — Malala Yousafzai

“Our men think earning money and ordering around others is where power lies. They don't think power is in the hands of the woman who takes care of everyone all day long, and gives birth to their children.”

— Malala Yousafzai

“I remember when my friends and I would decorate our hands with henna on special occasions. And instead of drawing flowers and patterns, we would paint our hands with mathematical formulas and equations.”

— Malala Yousafzai, in her Nobel Peace Prize Lecture. 

“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 ourselves. We want to be free to go to school or to go to work. Nowhere is it written in the Quran that a woman should be dependent on a man. The word has not come down from the heavens to tell us that every woman should listen to a man.”

— Malala Yousafzai

“I tell my story, not because it is unique, but because it is not. It is the story of many girls.”

— Malala Yousafzai, in her Nobel Peace Prize Lecture

“I had one hope for today: that Afghan girls walking to school would not be sent back home. But the Taliban did not keep their promise. They will keep finding excuses to stop girls from learning — because they are afraid of educated girls and empowered women.”

— Malala Yousafzai, in a tweet.

“All we are asking is for girls to be able to go to school, for women to be safer... we are not asking for a privilege, these are like basic human rights.”

— Malala Yousafzai, in a interview for BBC Politics.

“All we are asking is for girls to be able to go to school, for women to be safer... we are not asking for a privilege, these are like basic human rights.” — Malala Yousafzai, in a interview for BBC Politics.

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