Malala Day 2019: 10 Famous and Inspiring Quotes by Malala Yousafzai

Malala Day 2019: 10 Famous and Inspiring Quotes by MalalaYousafzai

On July 12,1997, Malala Yousafzai was born in Pakistan, and on the same day in 2013, shegave her historic speech in the United Nations. After the speech, UnitedNations has announced to celebrate 12 July as Malala Day in her honor. Thepurpose of Malala Day is to empower girls to speak up in front of people whowill hear them and take necessary actions which they don't get.

The day alsoshowcases what the Malala Project is about and what has the foundation achievedso far. Apart from having a day dedicated to her, Malala has been awardednumerous accolades. In the year 2012, the Pakistan government awarded her thefirst National Youth Peace Prize. In the year 2014, when Malala was 17 yearsold, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and became the youngest recipient inthe award's history. Besides, she has been awarded honorary Canadiancitizenship and was the youngest person to address the House of Commons inCanada.

MalalaYousafzai is such a unique personality who has clearly managed to tap into herEveryday Power. In her entire life,  shehas actively raised her voice for the right of children, especially girls, andtheir education. In her honor, we are presenting here some of the most motivationaland thought-provoking quotes given by her.

Famous Quotes by Malala Yousafzai

• "All I want is an education, andI am afraid of no one." ― Malala Yousafzai
• "The Taliban could take our pensand books, but they couldn't stop our minds from thinking." ― Malala Yousafzai
• "With guns, you can killterrorists, with the education you can kill terrorism." ― Malala Yousafzai
• " I raise my voice not so that Ican shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard." ― Malala Yousafzai
• "One child, one teacher, onebook, one pen can change the world."-  ―Malala Yousafzai
• "To me, the moral of the storywas that there will always be hurdles in life, but if you want to achieve agoal, you must continue." ― Malala Yousafzai
• "We were scared, but our fear wasnot as strong as our courage." ― Malala Yousafzai
• "If one man can destroyeverything, why can't one girl change it?" ― Malala Yousafzai
• "There are two powers in theworld; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third powerstronger than both, that of women."

―Malala Yousafza

• "Kindness can only be repaid withkindness. It can't be repaid with expressions like 'thank you'."  ― Malala Yousafza