Kailash Satyarthi Quotes

Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child's eye - it is very beautiful.

There is no greater violence than to deny the dreams of our children.

I refuse to accept that the shackles of slavery can ever be stronger than the quest for freedom.

I refuse to accept that the world is so poor, when just one week of global spending on armies is enough to bring all of our children into classrooms.

India has hundreds of problems and millions of solutions.

If not now, then when? If not you, then who? If we are able to answer these fundamental questions, then perhaps we can wipe away the blot of human slavery.

Child labor perpetuates poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, population growth and other social problems.

A lot of work still remains but I will see the end of child labor in my lifetime.

We adults, our policies, our ways of governance, are responsible for poverty, not the children.

Equity is compromised due to the privatisation of education. Education has become a commodity. Those who can afford to buy it, buy it, and those who can sell it make money out of it

During the past few years North East India has emerged as one of the biggest destinations for child trafficking.

I think of it all as a test. This is a moral examination that one has to pass... to stand up against such social evils.

I am really honoured but if the prize had gone to Mahatma Gandhi before me I would have been more honoured

I am thankful to the Nobel committee for recognising the plight of millions of children who are suffering in this modern age

Elimination of child labour and access to education are like two sides of one coin. One cannot be achieved without the other.

Every child matters. If we fail our children, we are bound to fail our present, our future, faith, cultures, and civilisations as well.

From my own experience, I want to say that you should follow your heart, and the mind will follow you. Believe in yourself, and you will create miracles.

I am thankful to the Nobel committee for recognising the plight of millions of children who are suffering in this modern age.

Learning from the experiences of our ancestors, let us together create knowledge for all that benefits all.

Today it is time for every child to have a right to life, right to freedom, right to health, right to education, safety, the right to dignity, right to equality, and right to peace.

Child slavery is a crime against humanity. Humanity itself is at stake here. A lot of work still remains, but I will see the end of child labor in my lifetime.

I have come here only to share the voices and dreams of our children - because they are all our children.