Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIJobless 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.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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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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There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build up their own country themselves.
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The four basic ingredients for success are: you must have the will to want something; you must have the right kind of attitude.
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It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear.
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How can you call it a sacrifice when you choose to do something because you believe in it?
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How could I stand the separation from family and friends? It is ironic, I say, that in an authoritarian state it is only the prisoner of conscience who is genuinely free. Yes, we have given up our right to a normal life. But we have stayed true to that most precious part of our humanity-our conscience.
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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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The important thing is fear should not control your actions. It should not dictate what you do.
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I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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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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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 always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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