Manal al-Sharif's Quotes

The rain begins with a single drop.

It took me a long, long time to break the chains that's inside me.

We won't stop until the first Saudi license is issued to a woman.

Women tell me they are different since 21 May - the day I was arrested - it's a positive change, they believe now.

Women want to drive and they are taking actual steps towards that.

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?'

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.