We were like captive animals that had lost the will to fight. We even went so far as to defend the very constraints that they hadimposed upon us.

The rain begins with a single drop

Freedom is to live with dignity

So you’re the infamous Manal al-Sharif, ” he said, eyeing me from behind his desk. “Aren’t you ashamed of what you did?”“Is driving a car something shameful?” I answered back.

I got a text from my husband. “Manal, you are divorced, ” it read. “Your papers are in the court of Khobar.” I was divorced in my absence, just as I had been married.

My scars teach me that I am stronger than what caused them.

Gradually, I realized that the ideas I had embraced and defended blindly all my life represented a singular, and highly radical, point of view. I began to question everything.

How beautiful it is to live in a world with no walls.

Grace, respect, reserve, and empathetic listening are qualities sorely missing from the public discourse now.

It's very painful for us to feel we deserve a life. That's the toughest thing. That we deserve to have a life. That can take a lifetime.

You are the architect of your own life.

Mine’s Bond – James Bond.

When it comes to health, diet is the Queen, but exercise is the King.

Since you know me and my destiny only too well, you probably also know what attracts me to all unfortunate people.

Don't let some random comment that you wouldn't have even thought about overshadow something important that you were actually trying to say.

I was lucky. I grew up knowing that hard work and smart work has a greater impact on results than being passionate about something.

Lawyers have been known to wrest from reluctant juries triumphant verdicts of acquittal for their clients, even when those clients, as often happens, were clearly and unmistakably innocent.

Rhythm is everything in boxing. Every move you make starts with your heart, and that's in rhythm or you're in trouble.