- Nov 07, 2020
Women Quotes
On confidence, identity and being true to yourself.
These quotes discuss women's confidence and identity from a few angles: resisting pressure to act a certain way, and the discipline shown by women serving alongside men in the military. For related reflections, see our Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Drive
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women tell me they are different since 21 May - the day I was arrested - it's a positive change, they believe now.
- Destiny
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always say that countries that keep women in the backseat will always end up on the wrong side of history.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
In May 2011, I drove a car in the city of Khobar, Saudi Arabia, to protest the kingdom's ban on women driving.
- Car
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Ale
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women's rights are nothing but a part of the bigger picture, which is human rights. Women are trusted with the lives of their kids, even serve as teachers and doctors, but they aren't trusted with their own lives.
- Emancipate
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I realised it is impossible to live with the rules they give Saudi women. Just impossible. You trying to do everything by the book, but you can never stay pure.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father's generation of Saudi men are more liberal than the men of my generation. But with women, it's the opposite.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Saudi Arabia, they always tell us we are queens. We are pistachios. You know the nut? Like something that is protected. So even if you have a very good education, restraints are put on women.
- Clue
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020