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Manal al-Sharif

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I always say that countries that keep women in the backseat will always end up on the wrong side of history. - Manal al-Sharif
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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
#Ego
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#People
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Denying women the right to drive has imposed huge costs on Saudi citizens. - Manal al-Sharif
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Women want to drive and they are taking actual steps towards that. - Manal al-Sharif
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#Taking
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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
#Believe
#Change
#Day
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We won't stop until the first Saudi license is issued to a woman. - Manal al-Sharif
#First
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#Until
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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
#Birth
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#Me
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My father's generation of Saudi men are more liberal than the men of my generation. But with women, it's the opposite. - Manal al-Sharif
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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
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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
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For us, driving is not what we are looking for, but being in the driver's seat of our only destiny. That means ending guardianship in Saudi Arabia, which means recognizing women as full citizens. - Manal al-Sharif
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I'm just a human being who would not accept being wronged. - Manal al-Sharif
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It took me a long, long time to break the chains that's inside me. - Manal al-Sharif
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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
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#Injustice
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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
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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
#Age
#Medical
#Men
#Women
#Work
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
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#Car
#Drive
#Speak
#Women
The rain begins with a single drop. - Manal al-Sharif
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#Single
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