A girl has the power to go forward in her life. — Malala Yousafzai · Smartyfair

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A girl has the power to go forward in her life. — Malala Yousafzai · Smartyfair

A girl has the power to go forward in her life.

Malala Yousafzai1997 · activist · 2000s PakistanMalala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist who began speaking out for girls' right to education when she was just a young girl herself.6 quotes

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A girl can go as far in life as she decides to.

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How sure this is: 55% sureLots of sources credit Malala Yousafzai with this, and they agree with each other. The book or the speech it first came from hasn't turned up yet.
What turned up: Nobel Peace Prize winner remarks, October 10, 2014 — Wikiquote entry; date labeled 'winner speech' by the source, likely the announcement-day remarks rather than the formal Dec. 10 Oslo lecture.
Work: Nobel Peace Prize winner remarks
Occasion: 2014 · response on being named 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Sources checked: en.wikiquote.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026Nobel Peace Prize Winner Speech section

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