“It is time to take action so it becomes the last time that we see a child deprived of education.”

— Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize Lecture (10 December 2014)

About Malala Yousafzai

Born 1997

Pakistani education activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (2014), who campaigns for every girl's right to schooling.

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

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

“Education is one of the blessings of life — and one of its necessities.”

“From a Child I was fond of Reading, and all the little Money that came into my Hands was ever laid out in Books.”

“The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.”

“The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents.”

“Experience is the child of Thought, and Thought is the child of Action. We can not learn men from books.”

“Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.”

“To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.”