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Quotes by Pakistani Authors
"As we crossed the Malakand Pass I saw a young girl selling oranges. She was scratching marks on a scrap of paper with a nail to account for the oranges she had sold as she could not read or write. I took a photo of her and vowed I would do everything in my power to help educate girls just like her. This was the war I was going to fight."
"The immediacy of mystic experience simply means that we know God just as we know other objects. God is not a mathematical entity or a system of concepts mutually related to one another and having no reference to experience."
"I believe the gun has no power at all."
"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."
"Pakistan has not recognized Israel... any such decision would be taken in supreme national interests after due consultation of the parliament."
"But ultimately it comes down to how the team performs on the day."
"I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services."
"Hatred, intolerance, poor hygienic conditions and violence all have roots in illiteracy, so we're trying to do something to help the poor and the needy."
"I don't know about whether I thought I would make it this big."
"Everything is changing in squash. Lots of television coverage and the game has become very professional."
"But having set myself these goals, I had to work really hard to achieve them."
"It's true that General Musharraf opposes my return, seeing me as a symbol of democracy in the country. He is comfortable with dictatorship. I hope better sense prevails."
"In this respect, the history of science, like the history of all civilization, has gone through cycles."
"Without hard work and discipline it is difficult to be a top professional."
"We must tell girls their voices are important."
"THough we loved school, we hadn't realized how important education was until the Taliban tried to stop us."
"Education is education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow." Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human."
"Though we loved school, we hadn't realized how important education was until the Taliban tried to stop us. Going to school, reading and doing our homework wasn't just a way of passing time, it was our future."
"Some parents do not send their children to school because they don't know its importance at all."
"I love my God. I thank my Allah. I talk to him all day. He is the greatest. By giving me this height to reach people, he has also given me great responsibilities. Peace in every home, every street, every village, every country - this is my dream. Education for every boy and every girl in the world. To sit down on a chair and read my books with all my friends at school is my right. To see each and every human being with a smile of happiness is my wish."
"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."
"I do listen to other music though, and try to pick up what is good."
"I have to ask Allah's forgiveness and not get angry, because they come to me out of love, and it's not fitting that I should turn to them in hatred."
"What I perceive, is above all justice, where everyone has the same law."
"Win or lose today I am proud of the way my boys have played in the tournament."
"The team that is going to win is the one that does its homework the best by studying its opponents."
"There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion."
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