Kailash Satyarthi quotes - page 2

I am really honoured but if the prize had gone to Mahatma Gandhi before me I would have been more honoured. (Kailash Satyarthi)
Today, I see thousands of Mahatma Gandhis, Martin Luther Kings, and Nelson Mandelas marching forward and calling on us. The boys and girls have joined. I have joined in. We ask you to join, too.
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You have given the great honour ... to hundreds of millions of children in the world who are deprived of their childhood and health and education, and fundamental right to freedom. It is a great moment for all those children.
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I hope that youngsters and civil society organizations and every Indian will feel proud. It is a noble cause to work for the rights of children.
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I was personally concerned and involved in child rights-related activities right from my childhood.
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We are going to organise End Child Slavery Week from 19th November to 25th November, and that would be an annual event.
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Poverty must not be used as an excuse to continue child labor and exploitation of children.
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The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our past, our present and our future. No segment in the society can match with the power, idealism, enthusiasm and courage of the young people.
Kailash Satyarthi
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.
Kailash Satyarthi
Every single minute matters, every single child matters, every single childhood matters.
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Economic growth and human development need to go hand in hand. Human values need to be advocated vigorously. (Kailash Satyarthi)
Today, in every wave of every ocean, I see our children playing and dancing. Today, in every plant, tree, and mountain, I see our children growing in freedom.
Kailash Satyarthi
We as the governments, workers, employers and civil society must declare a war on child labour. This war cannot be won without strong, committed, coherent, and well-resourced worldwide movement. Equally needed is a genuine and active coordination between intergovernmental agencies at the highest level.
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I call for a march from exploitation to education, from poverty to shared prosperity, a march from slavery to liberty, and a march from violence to peace.
Kailash Satyarthi
There is a triangular relationship between poverty, child labour and illiteracy who have a cause and consequence relationship. We will have to break this vicious circle.
Kailash Satyarthi
Let us democratise knowledge. Let us universalise justice. Together, let us globalise compassion!
Kailash Satyarthi
I have come here only to share the voices and dreams of our children - because they are all our children.
Kailash Satyarthi
I never go to temples, but when I see a child, I see God in them.
Kailash Satyarthi
If you keep on buying things made by child slaves in such conditions, you are equally responsible for the perpetration of slavery.
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Elimination of child labour and access to education are like two sides of one coin. One cannot be achieved without the other.
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Each time I free a child, I feel it is something closer to God. (Kailash Satyarthi)
As the anti-slavery community, we must together ensure that this attention is transferred into concrete action and results.
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Learning from the experiences of our ancestors, let us together create knowledge for all that benefits all.
Kailash Satyarthi
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.
Kailash Satyarthi
I was personally concerned and involved in child rights-related activities right from my childhood. Then over a period of time I realized that it is not possible that one person can make substantial change; so it is necessary to build an organization of like minded people and sensitize other people to join. I knew right from the beginning that child labor is not just a technical or legal issue and also not merely an economic issue. It's a combination of several things. It's a deep-rooted social evil and to wipe it out we have to build a strong movement. Bachpan Bachao Andolan has never been a typical NGO but it has emerged as a movement over a period of time.
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