People ask me about what sacrifices I’ve made. I always answer: I’ve made no sacrifices, I’ve made choices.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIHuman rights must be protected by the rule of law, and there can never be occasions where human rights can be neglected or ignored or the rule of law set aside.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.
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It is not power that corrupts but fear.
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The education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a more caring, tolerant, just and peaceful life for all.
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If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith.
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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 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.
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The courage that dares without recognition, without the protection of media attention, is a courage that humbles and inspires and reaffirms our faith in humanity.
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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 don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
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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 always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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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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The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear
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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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