When we imagine the power of all our sisters standing together on the shoulders of a quality education - our joy knows no bounds.

Why is it, that giving guns is so easy, but giving books is so hard?

When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.

One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.

Extremists have shown what frightens them most. A girl with a book.

With guns you can kill terrorists, with education you can kill terrorism.

Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it.

I had 2 choices, be silent and get killed, or speak up and be killed, I chose the second option.

Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality.

We must believe in the power and strength of our words. Our words can change the world.

And if we want to achieve our goal, then let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness.

One person with a belief is worth 99 people who have only interests.

Experience has taught me that what you love, you should love all the harder because someday it will be gone.

During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.

I need music like I need water.

Whenever your preparations for the sea are poor; the sea worms its way in and finds the problems.

My rank is the highest known in Switzerland: I'm a free citizen.

Jazz, for me, is a closed circuit, like the term baroque in the world of classical music.

My life as a writer consists of 1/8 talent and 7/8 discipline.

The more specific you are, the more universal you are.

He took the bride about the neck and kissed her lips with such a clamorous smack that at the parting all the church did echo.