"My dream is to see every child go to school. It's not just a dream, it's a right."

"When I was in Birmingham, my dad treated our house like an art museum and me like the signature piece in the collection. When I was alone, I unraveled—because the hardest thing to be was myself."

"My message to children around the world is to stand up for your rights."

"I don't know why people have divided the whole world into two groups: west and east. Education is neither eastern nor western."

"With hope, we can achieve anything."