"In some parts of the world, students are going to school every day. It's their normal life. But in other part of the world, we are starving for education... it's like a precious gift. It's like a diamond."
"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."
"Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality."
"Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world."
"I want to make this world perfect."
"I hope that one day when I'll go back to Pakistan, I will build a university like Harvard."