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The rain begins with a single drop.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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?'

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The bicycle freed 19th-century women from their homes and from their dependence on men. I hope that in Saudi Arabia, the car will do the same.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Biography

Nationality: Saudi Arabian

Type: Activist

Born: April 25th, 1979

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