“I'm a normal woman, a normal person, and I just want to drive.” — Manal al-Sharif Quote

I'm a normal woman, a normal person, and I just want to drive.

My mother gave birth to me on the floor of our apartment in Mecca with only my toddler sister to help her because my father was at work and no male guardian was available to take her to a hospital.

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.

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.

In TV, you get so many different opportunities, and especially, you get to try something different you don't get to do as a normal person, then great.

I am just a normal person, and it is normal to have quality time with my family.

Not comfortable doing song and dance stuff as no normal person does in his/her real life.

By some crazy twist of fate I was able to remember the moments leading up to the bombings, and in the end, it helped people. I'm not a hero; I did what any normal person would do.

People follow me because I am just a normal person, and they can relate to me.