Maaike Kooijman Betere wereld 24 okt 2018, 06:00

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De 20 mooiste quotes van Malala Yousafzai

In de Bedrock-serie ‘De mooiste quotes van…’ delen we regelmatig inspirerende citaten van wijze mensen. En als we het daarover hebben, kunnen we natuurlijk niet om ‘s werelds jongste winnares van de Nobelprijs voor de Vrede ooit heen. Je kent ongetwijfeld Malala Yousafzai uit Pakistan, de inmiddels 21-jarige kinderrechtenactiviste die al zo’n tien jaar strijdt voor onderwijs voor meisjes.

Ze liet zich daarin zelfs niet tegenhouden door een op haar gerichte aanslag die ze overleefde. Door TIME werd Malala al eens uitgeroepen tot één van de 100 invloedrijkste personen ter wereld, maar maar wij willen haar vooral uitroepen tot één van de moedigste en meest inspirerende mensen.

De 20 mooiste quotes van Malala Yousafzai

1. “There are many problems, but I think there is a solution to all these problems; it’s just one, and it’s education.”
2. “I don’t want to be remembered as the girl who was shot. I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up.”
3. “When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.”
4. “Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.”
5. “The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.”
6. “We realize the importance of light when we see darkness.”
7. “There are two powers in the world: one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women.”
8. “If one man can destroy everything, why can’t one girl change it?”
9. “I think everyone makes a mistake at least once in their life. The important thing is what you learn from it.”
10. “If you don’t focus on the future generation, it means you are destroying your country.”
11. “To sit down on a chair and read my books with all my friends at school is my right. To see each and every human being with a smile of happiness is my wish.”
12. “We were scared, but our fear was not as strong as our courage.”
13. “I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard…we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.”
14. “Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality.”
15. “Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human.”
16. “My mother always told me: ‘hide your face people are looking at you’. I would reply: ‘it does not matter; I am also looking at them’.”
17. “Life isn’t just about taking in oxygen and giving out carbon dioxide.”
18. “If we believe in something greater than our lives, then our voices will only multiply even if we are dead.”
19. “With guns you can kill terrorists, with education you can kill terrorism.”
20. “Kindness can only be repaid with kindness. It can’t be repaid with expressions like ‘thank you’ and then forgotten.”

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