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Education is one of the blessings of life — and one of its necessities.

— Malala Yousafzai Nobel Peace Prize Lecture (2014)

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We cannot wait around for any one else to come and do it.

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

I don't cover my face because I want to show my identity.

In a situation where a lifelong school break was being imposed upon us by the terrorists, rising up against that became very important, essential.

There is no greater weapon than knowledge and no greater source of knowledge than the written word.

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