Yet even under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIt is not easy for a people conditioned by fear under the iron rule of the principle that might is right to free themselves from the enervating miasma of fear.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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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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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
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When I was in London a Kachin youth criticized me for not condemning the Burmese military for their offensive in Kachin State. I answered “condemnation is not the solution.” We want to build reconciliation, not condemnation.
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I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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If you feel helpless, go help someone.
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We achieve everything by our efforts alone. Our fate is not decided by an almighty God. We decide our own fate by our actions. You have to gain mystery over yourself. It is not a matter of sitting back and accepting.
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I’ve always thought that the best solution for those who feel helpless is for them to help others.
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The relentless attempts of totalitarian regimes to prevent free thought and new ideas and the persistent assertion of their own rightness bring on them an intellectual stasis which they project on to the nation at large.
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My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
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It is not a sacrifice, it’s a choice. If you choose to do something, then you shouldn’t say it’s a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it
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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.
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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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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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