“This is what my soul is telling me: be peaceful and love everyone.”

— Malala Yousafzai, United Nations speech (July 2013)

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.”

“I always thought I could write because I loved to read so much.”

“The mind is always the dupe of the heart.”

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.”

“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”

“If music be the food of love, play on.”

“Remember that all is opinion.”