Jobless people will have no self-confidence. And they feel they are worthless because when you don’t have a job you have to rely on someone.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIn societies where men are truly confident of their own worth women are not merely “tolerated”, they are valued.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.
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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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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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Even the briefest touch of kindness can lighten a heavy heart. Kindness can change the lives of people.
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I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
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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 people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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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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Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
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The main aim of the [political] dialogue should be to resolve the problems of the nation, not to find who is the winner and who is the loser.
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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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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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The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear
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