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.
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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We must contemplate what the meaning of being “educated” is. Some people think a person with plenty of degrees is an educated one. But I believe a person who can judge a situation correctly and make timely decisions is more important.
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The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same.
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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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Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world…
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You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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I chose to walk on this journey, because I solely believed in it and wholeheartedly decided to do so, and I’m willing and able to pay for the consequences.
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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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There is nothing to compare with the courage of ordinary people whose names are unknown and whose sacrifices pass unnoticed.
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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.
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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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There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
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Without a revolution of the spirit, the forces which produced the iniquities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of reform and regeneration.
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Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.
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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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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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To the best of my knowledge, no war was ever started by women. But it is women and children who have always suffered most in situations of conflict.
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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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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As I travel through my country, people often ask me how it feels to have been imprisoned in my home -first for six years, then for 19 months.
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One should mature over 20 years.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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