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. – Kailash Satyarthi
Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child’s eye – it is very beautiful. – Kailash Satyarthi
The fight against child slavery is the fight against traditional mindset, policy deficit, and lack of accountability and urgency for children across the globe. – Kailash Satyarthi
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. – Kailash Satyarthi
I am thankful to the Nobel committee for recognising the plight of millions of children who are suffering in this modern age. – Kailash Satyarthi
For me, peace is a fundamental human right of every child; it is inevitable and divine. – Kailash Satyarthi
Child labor perpetuates poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, population growth, and other social problems. – Kailash Satyarthi
Every single minute matters, every single child matters, every single childhood matters. – 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
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
Economic growth and human development need to go hand in hand. Human values need to be advocated vigorously. – Kailash Satyarthi
Let us democratise knowledge. Let us universalise justice. Together, let us globalise compassion! – Kailash Satyarthi
If not now, then when? If not you, then who? If we are able to answer these fundamental questions, then perhaps we can wipe away the blot of human slavery. – Kailash Satyarthi
Every child matters. If we fail our children, we are bound to fail our present, our future, faith, cultures, and civilisations as well. – Kailash Satyarthi
I am representing here – the sound of silence. The cry of innocence. And, the face of invisibility. I represent millions of those children who are left behind, and that’s why I have kept an empty chair here as a reminder. – Kailash Satyarthi
If you keep on buying things made by child slaves in such conditions, you are equally responsible for the perpetration of slavery. – Kailash Satyarthi
I have been very strongly advocating that poverty must not be used as an excuse to continue child labour. It perpetuates poverty. If children are deprived of education, they remain poor. – Kailash Satyarthi
I am really honoured, but if the prize had gone to Mahatma Gandhi before me, I would have been more honoured. – Kailash Satyarthi
World’s children cannot wait any longer. While international community debates and issues recommendations, statements and fine speeches, world’s children – marginalised, socially excluded, poor and vulnerable – continue to suffer. – Kailash Satyarthi
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
The biggest challenge or biggest crisis knocking on the doors of humankind is fear and intolerance. – Kailash Satyarthi
I dream for a world which is free of child labour, a world in which every child goes to school. A world in which every child gets his rights. – Kailash Satyarthi
Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages. – 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
India may be a land of over a 100 problems, but it is also a place for a billion solutions. – Kailash Satyarthi
