“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.”

“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.”

“For me, peace is a fundamental human right of every child; it is inevitable and divine.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The first 'D' is to dream: dream big - not for yourself, but for the country and for the world. The second 'D' is to discover: discover your full potential and the opportunities that surround you; and the third 'D' is to do. 'Do' means to act on your dreams and make best use of the opportunities you have discovered.”