“Africa will write its own history, and in both north and south it will be a history of glory and dignity.”

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

Not defeated by the rain, not defeated by the wind.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

In overthrowing me, you have done no more than cut down the trunk of the tree of the black liberty in Saint-Domingue; it will spring back from the roots, for they are numerous and deep.

A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.

I don't want to be thought of as the 'girl who was shot by the Taliban' but the 'girl who fought for education'.