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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a more caring, tolerant, just and peaceful life for all.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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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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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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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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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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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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The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.
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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace – it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world.
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I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
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People ask me about what sacrifices I’ve made. I always answer: I’ve made no sacrifices, I’ve made choices.
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Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.
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I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.
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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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The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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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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