Yet even under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man.
AUNG SAN SUU KYISince we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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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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Courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions, courage that could be described as ‘grace under pressure’ – grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure.
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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 by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don’t believe in people just hoping.
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More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they’ve got to go about it themselves – they can’t depend on a particular person, ie me, to do all the work. They are less easy to fool than they used to be, they now know what’s going on all over the world.
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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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Democracy, like liberty, justice and other social and political rights, is not “given”, it is earned through courage, resolution and sacrifice.
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There’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
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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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To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others.
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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace.
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