The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIPeople ask me about what sacrifices I’ve made. I always answer: I’ve made no sacrifices, I’ve made choices.
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There’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
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Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world…
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Without a revolution of the spirit, the forces which produced the iniquities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of reform and regeneration.
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It’s good to know that the people of different countries are really concerned and involved in the movement to help Burma.
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If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons.
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I think in some ways it’s better to have the people of the world on your side than the governments of the world, even if governments can be more effective in certain directions.
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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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A revolution which aims merely at changing official policies and institutions with a view to an improvement in material conditions has little chance of genuine success.
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I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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If you are feeling helpless, help someone.
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Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.
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Early childhood development has proved to be very beneficial and very cost-effective in societies where this is been tried. So let’s not confine ourselves to primary education. Let’s think of early childhood development and education as a whole.
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