“Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. Indeed, it is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it.”— Martin Luther King Jr., nobelprize.org
“And if we want to achieve our goal, then let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness.”— Malala Yousafzai, youtube.com
“Education is my right and education is the right of your daughter and son as well. And I’m speaking up for them. I’m speaking up for peace.”— Malala Yousafzai, cbc.ca
“I think that the best way to solve problems and to fight is through dialogue, is through peaceful way.”— Malala Yousafzai, bbc.co.uk
“I raise my voice not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.”— Malala Yousafzai, youtube.com
“I told myself, Malala, you have already faced death. This is your second life. Don't be afraid — if you are afraid, you can't move forward.”— Malala Yousafzai, amazon.com
“I don't want revenge on the Taliban, I want education for sons and daughters of the Taliban.”— Malala Yousafzai, amazon.com
“Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons.”— Malala Yousafzai, youtube.com
“If he [the Talib] comes, what would you do Malala? …If you hit a Talib with your shoe, then there will be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not treat others…with cruelty...you must fight others but through peace, through dialogue and through education…then I'll tell him [the Talib] h…”— Malala Yousafzai, thedailyshow.cc.com
“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…”— Malala Yousafzai, theguardian.com
“It's hard to have a gun and kill people. Maybe that's why his hand was shaking. Maybe he didn't know if he could do it. But people are brainwashed. That's why they do things like suicide attacks and killing people. I can't imagine it – that boy who shot me, I can't imagine hurting him even with a ne…”— Malala Yousafzai, theguardian.com
“My conscience won't let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people, or some poor hungry people in the mud for big powerful America. And shoot them for what? They never called me nigger, they never lynched me, they didn't put no dogs on me, they didn't rob me of my nationality, rape and kill my mo…”— Muhammad Ali, youtube.com