Quotes by Saudi authors
The rain begins with a single drop.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
I almost got kidnapped trying to find a taxi in the street. In Saudi Arabia, it's not normal for a woman to walk in the street alone, and I don't cover my face, so I am an open target.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
When women break that taboo and they're not afraid to drive that car by herself - that's it. Now she has the guts to speak up for herself and take action.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
All I did was ask for rights. I didn't attack anyone. I didn't harass anyone. I didn't oppose the system or the country or the authority. All I said is, 'Why can't I drive?'
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
We should not label people who speak up, because it should not be the exception - it should be the norm. When you see something wrong, you speak up.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
I'm just a human being who would not accept being wronged.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
I always say that countries that keep women in the backseat will always end up on the wrong side of history.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
Women tell me they are different since 21 May - the day I was arrested - it's a positive change, they believe now.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
I went to a technology conference in Germany, and there were these beautiful, model-like women standing there in front of the products. I asked a question, and she had no clue what the product was. She had to call someone from the back to explain it to me. To me, that's using a woman as an object. To me, that's totally wrong.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
In the Saudi system, women are considered inferior. No matter our age, we have male guardians. We must get permission from men to attend school, to work, to marry, to travel overseas - even to have basic medical procedures.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
I measure the impact I make by how harsh the attacks are. The harsher the attacks, the better I am doing.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
When you see corruption, when you see injustice, you speak up. You don't just shut up and say it's none of my business.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
My message to the world is to surrender your ego: try not to think that you are not as fortunate as some people or inferior or not as good as someone else.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
For me, driving - or the right to drive - is not only about moving from A to B; it's a way to emancipate women. It gives them so much liberty. It makes them independent.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
Women want to drive and they are taking actual steps towards that.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
My mother gave birth to me on the floor of our apartment in Mecca with only my toddler sister to help her because my father was at work and no male guardian was available to take her to a hospital.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
I love my sons, I love my husband, and I love my country. But in kingdoms of men, there are few - if any - choices for women. Or the choices are such that there is no greater pain than having to choose.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
Denying women the right to drive has imposed huge costs on Saudi citizens.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
We won't stop until the first Saudi license is issued to a woman.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
Everything is possible; we just need to be hopeful and think of the world from a human perspective. The world is so small compared to the universe, so we shouldn't fight for petty things.
Manal Al-Sharif
Saudi activist
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