You must have perseverance, and then you must have wisdom. Then you combine these four and then you get to where you want to get to.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIntimidation and propaganda work in a duet of oppression, while the people, lapped in fear and distrust, learn to dissemble and to keep silent.
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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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One should mature over 20 years.
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Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
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Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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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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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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That just laws which uphold human rights are the necessary foundation of peace and security would be denied only by closed minds which interpret peace as the silence of all opposition and security as the assurance of their own power.
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If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith.
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By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.
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That’s not what it’s all about. It’s to try and find an answer that is acceptable to all parties concerned, which would of course require some give and take.
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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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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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I do not believe that I’m sacrificing, in fact I feel very uneasy when others used the word sacrifice to describe my life. It sounds like I’m demanding returns for my investments.
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