Ziauddin Yousafzai > Quotes

“In Pakistan I occasionally came across families who kept a bird in their courtyard. Somebody, no doubt a father or a brother, would have taken some scissors to its prrimary feathers and clipped them so short so that flight was no longer possible.

When I say "I did not clip her wings" in relation to Malala, what I mean is that when she was small, I broke the scissors used by society to clip girl's wings”
― Ziauddin Yousafzai, Let Her Fly: A Father's Journey

“I began to see that he was flawed. We are all flawed, but it is a powerful moment when you realize that about your parents. Still, I loved him no less for it. I know I have flaws, and my children are free to realize this and make their own corrections.”
― Ziauddin Yousafzai, Let Her Fly: A Father's Journey

“I think as human beings our kindness is what distinguishes us from other creatures in the world.”
― Ziauddin Yousafzai, Let Her Fly: A Father's Journey

“Man proposes, God disposes.”
― Ziauddin Yousafzai, Let Her Fly: A Father's Journey

“Malala used to be known as my daughter, but now I'm known as her father - and proud of it.”
― Ziauddin Yousafzai

“At night our fear is strong, but in the morning, in the light, we find our courage again.”
― Ziauddin Yousafzai

“We must live a full life, if only in our hearts.”
― Ziauddin Yousafzai

“Pekai believes that when your heart is full of genuine love for humanity, then this heart full of love and kindness and compassion will please the bigger, higher, universal creator--for her, it is God. As a result, God's heart will be filled with even more love and kindness for you. It is the gracious cycle of goodness. This is the essence of Toor Pekai.”
― Ziauddin Yousafzai, Let Her Fly: A Father's Journey

“Se si vuole risolvere una disputa o uscire da un conflitto, la primissima cosa da fare è dire la verità. Perché se hai mal di testa e al medico dici di avere mal di stomaco, come potrà aiutarti? Bisogna sempre dire la verità. Perché la verità elimina la paura.”
― Ziauddin Yousafzai

“When the voice of truth rises from the minarets, the Buddha smiles, and the broken chain of history reconnects.”
― Ziauddin Yousafzai

“We were so thankful to God that Malala had survived. Pekai would say, "We are here, were alive, we are together.”
― Ziauddin Yousafzai, Let Her Fly: A Father's Journey