Yousafzai Malala

Heard of the 16 year old Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head in October 2012 for speaking out about her right to education?. Her name is Yousafzai Malala (Pictured). She was invited to the UN in New York where she talked about how she represents some 57 million children around the world that are presently not going to school.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon commemorated July 12 as Malala Day. The day is intended to represent the goal of education for all children. Malala, speaking
to the United Nations on July 12 gave a heart rendering speech about her intention to continually advocate for girl child education all over the world.

While addressing the United Nations, Malala made some interesting quotes which have been dubbed as some of the greatest quotes of 2013. Below are 10 of these quotes.

• "We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced."
• "One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. Education is the only solution. Education first."
• "This is what my soul is telling me: Be peaceful and love everyone."
• "There was a time when women social activists asked men to stand up for their rights, but this time we will do it by ourselves."
• "So, today we call upon the world leaders to change their strategic policies in favor of peace and prosperity."
• "Let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness."
• "We realized the importance of pens and books when we saw the guns. The extremists are afraid of books and pens."
• "We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back."
• "[Extremists] are afraid of change, afraid of the equality that we will bring into our society."
• "Malala Day is not my day. Today is the day of every woman, every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights"
    
  #Quote: ""We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back." -  Yousafzai Malala