“I thanked President Obama for the United States' work in supporting ed...” — Malala Yousafzai Quote

“I thanked President Obama for the United States' work in supporting education in Pakistan and Afghanistan and for Syrian refugees.”

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

“When someone tells me about Malala, the girl who was shot by the Taliban - that's my definition for her - I don't think she's me. Now I don't even feel as if I was shot. Even my life in Swat feels like a part of history or a movie I watched. Things change. God has given us a brain and a heart which tell us how to live.”

“Education is all a matter of building bridges.”

“How much we owe to good teachers, good education, and good advice!”

“When I got out of the military, I finished up my education at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and I had some mentors who said, 'You got what it takes. You should consider going to graduate school, getting a Ph.D. in neuroscience.' I didn't think I had what it took until somebody who had a Ph.D. told me I had what it takes.”