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Quotes by Pakistani Authors
"The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges."
"In fact the experience at Oxford has really helped me later in life."
"My father always said, 'Malala will be free as a bird.'"
"There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women."
"I fully support U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his Global Education First Initiative and the work of U.N. Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown and the respectful president of the U.N. General Assembly Vuk Jeremic. I thank them for the leadership they continue to give."
"If you don't focus on the future generation, it means you are destroying your country."
"The most ridiculous activity of human mind is questioning. Cognition of reality surpasses both question and answer, however ingenious."
"If you hit a Talib with your shoe, then there would be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not treat others with cruelty and that much harshly, you must fight others but through peace and through dialogue and through education."
"We are victims of evil customs. It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls of the houses as prisoners. There is no sanction anywhere for the deplorable condition in which our women have to live."
"I am not at all a politician. I don't think I'm cut out for politics. I am certainly not going to stand for election."
"Remember that mindsets can not be changed through force and coercion. No idea can ever be forcibly thrust upon any one."
"People say Malala's voice is being sold to the world. But I see it as Malala's voice reaching the world and resonating globally. You should think about what is behind Malala's voice. What is she saying? I am only talking about education, women's rights, and peace."
"In countries other than Pakistan - I won't necessarily call them 'Western' - people support me. This is because people there respect others. They don't do this because I am a Pashtun or a Punjabi, a Pakistani, or an Iranian, they do it because of one's words and character. This is why I am being respected and supported there."
"I dreamed of going to the top of Mount Elum like Alexander the Great to touch Jupiter and even beyond the valley. But, as I watched my brother running across the roof, flying their kites and skillfully flicking the strings back and forth to cut each other's down, I wondered hoe free a daughter could ever be."
"The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage were born."
"Nelson Mandela is physically separated from us, but his soul and spirit will never die. He belongs to the whole world because he is an icon of equality, freedom and love, the values we need all the time everywhere."
"Read thousands of books and I will power myself with knowledge. Pens and books are the weapons that defeat terrorism."
"With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve."
"That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this subcontinent."
"Benazir Bhutto was an inspirational leader and an inspirational woman."
"But ultimately it comes down to how the team performs on the day."
"We must tell girls their voices are important."
"What is interesting is the power and the impact of social media... So we must try to use social media in a good way."
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