"I raise up my voice not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard."

"Education is the key to unlocking our potential."

"I don't know why people have divided the whole world into two groups: west and east. Education is neither eastern nor western."

"Peace in every home, every street, every village, every country – this is my dream."

"The terrorists thought that 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 was born."