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I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.

Aung San Suu Kyi

The people have to take part. They have to understand that they have the power to move things, and they must really commit themselves to change if they want it.
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Always Hope Just People Power Understand Word
The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.
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Privilege Underprivileged Unlike Viewpoint
I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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Bad Good People Prefer Rather Think Won
Courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions, courage that could be described as ‘grace under pressure’ – grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure.
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Action Come Courage Cultivate Describe Dictate Face Fear Habit Harsh Pressure Refuse
Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
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Acquire Courage Endeavour Fearlesslessly Gift More Perhaps Precious
It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.
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Enough Hope Order Realize Sit Work
If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before you get to checkmate. And simply because you do not make any checkmate in three moves does not mean it’s stalemate.
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Before Checkmate Chess Democratic Game Get Look Many Move Process
Some of the most relaxing weekends I have ever enjoyed were those I spent quietly with a sense of all work to date completed, and an absorbing mystery.
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Absorb Completed Date Enjoy More Quitely Relax Sense Some Spent Ver Weekend Work
Part of our struggle is to make the international community understand that we are a poor country not because there is an insufficiency of resources and investment, but because we are deprived of the basic institutions and practices that make for good government.
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Basic Community Country Deprived Good Government Institution Insufficiency International Investment Make Part Poor Practice Struggle Understand
The quintessential revolution is that of the spirit, born of an intellectual conviction of the need for change in those mental attitudes and values which shape the course of a nation’s development.
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Attribute Born Change Intellectual Mental Ned Quintessential Revolution Spirit Value
The important thing is fear should not control your actions. It should not dictate what you do.
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Action Control Dictate Fear Important Thing
Each man has in him the potential to realize the truth through his own will and endeavour and to help others to realize it.
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Each Endeavour Help Other Own Potential Realize Realized Truth
Yet even under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man.
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Again Civilize Crush Fear Machinery Man Mist Natural State Under Yet
I don’t like to be called a symbol. And I don’t like to be called an icon. I will just say that I have to work very, very hard. So I’d rather be known as a hard worker. I don’t think symbols do much, nor icons.
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Call Hard Icon Just Like Say Symbol Very Worry
The search for scapegoats is essentially an abnegation of responsibility: it indicates an inability to assess honestly and intelligently the true nature of the problems which lie at the root of social and economic difficulties and a lack of resolve in grappling with them.
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Avengation Essential Honesty Indicate Intelligent Nature Problem Responsibility Sacegoat Search True
How could I stand the separation from family and friends? It is ironic, I say, that in an authoritarian state it is only the prisoner of conscience who is genuinely free. Yes, we have given up our right to a normal life. But we have stayed true to that most precious part of our humanity-our conscience.
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Authoritarian Conscience Family Friend Normal Precious Prisoner Right Separation Stay True

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