Forgiveness is the noblest vengeance.
If people were silent, nothing would change.
Why is it, that giving guns is so easy, but giving books is so hard?
Fifty seven million children across the world don't want an iPhone, Xbox or chocolates. They want a book and pen.
They thought that the bullets would silence us, but they failed.
I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there is a gun in my hand and he stands in front of me. I would not shoot him. This is the compassion that I have learnt from Muhammad- the Prophet of mercy, Jesus Christ and Lord Buddha. This is the legacy of change that I have inherited from Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. This is the philosophy of non-violence that I have learnt from Gandhi Gi, Bacha Khan and Mother Teresa. And this is the forgiveness that I have learnt from my mother and father. This is what my soul is telling me, be peaceful and love everyone.
I thought that words and books and pens were more powerful than guns.
Love needs to be proved by action.
My God, give me neither poverty nor riches; but whatsoever it may be Thy will to give, give me with it a heart which knows humbly to acquiesce in what is Thy will.
Humiliation is a vast country of imprecise boundaries. If you think you're there, you are. The neurotic rule: when in doubt, go ahead and feel humiliated.
You can't turn love on and off like a faucet.