I want every girl, every child, to be educated.
Girls are going to school again in Swat Valley. And that is great.
Girls should go on thinking that there is a world out there and that it is theirs for the taking.
We women are going to bring change. We are speaking up for girls' rights, but we must not behave like men, like they have done in the past.
By the time I was in high school, Roe v. Wade had passed, so that was also happening; girls were getting pregnant and getting abortions - and that happened in my school too.
One girl subjected to FGM or forces to marry is one girl too many.
Many years ago, when I was born in the '50s - '50s and '60s didn't belong to girls in India. They belonged to boys. They belonged to boys who would join business and inherit business from parents, and girls would be dolled up to get married.
I personally find the ideas that girls need to cover their shoulders in school a little bit strange... when we're telling girls, you know, 'You have to cover your shoulders because otherwise you're a distraction to other people in your class,' probably something is wrong.
Girls are the future mothers of our society, and it is important that we focus on their well-being. The well-being and welfare of children should always be our focus.
I'm fighting for the girls that never thought they could win.
As Elders, we are fully committed to the principle that all human beings are of equal worth. You will see that we highlight equality for girls and women - not just women's rights. That is important as girls, especially adolescent girls, have been almost invisible in debates on equal rights. Yet it is in adolescence that events can have a huge effect on a girl's life.
In many countries, they do not even keep track of how girls are doing in school, or if they are there at all. If we say, 'Girls count,' then we must count girls, so we can see if we are really making progress in educating every girl.
Islam tells us every girl and boy should be educated. I don't know why the Taliban have forgotten it.
I hope that people around the world will be as inspired as I am to step up and to speak out on behalf of girls around the world who struggle to go to school.
Denying the rights of women and girls is not only wrong in itself; it has a serious social and economic impact that holds us all back.
I aim to work for girls and I am hopeful I will achieve it through the support of the Miss World Organization.
Young girls in Haryana should speak their mind and not be afraid to challenge the system.
The important thing to note is that it is not important whether Malala was shot or not - Malala is not asking for personal favors or support. She is asking for support with girls' education and women's rights. So don't support Malala, support her campaign for girls' education and women's rights.
I think that it's our responsibility to create a world in which girls can grow up and not have to limit their dreams or possibilities.
There is no reason to continue to fail our girls.
We are not in Afghanistan because girls were not allowed to go to school, but helping them do so will give the Afghan people hope for a better future.
There are a lot of homes for boys, but very few for girls, that is why I chose to do for girls.
Every girl has a right to be loved.
Role models can inspire. Campaigns can motivate. But if we want all girls everywhere to rise up, then we must find them, befriend them and support them.
When you educate a girl, you kick-start a cycle of success. It makes economic sense. It makes social sense. It makes moral sense. But, it seems, it's not common sense yet.
