It is not a sacrifice, it’s a choice. If you choose to do something, then you shouldn’t say it’s a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it
AUNG SAN SUU KYII think it’s time for the Army to understand that power should be enshrined in the people if we are to be a genuine democracy and not in any particular institution or organisation.
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It is not power that corrupts but fear.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons.
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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
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We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.
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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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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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I was given some Harry Potter books by a young friend. I wanted to know why young people liked it so much. And I noted that there were some values in Harry Potter that are common to many books that are popular all over the world. In the end,
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Saints, it has been said, are the sinners who go on trying. So free men and women are the oppressed who go on trying and who in the process make themselves fit to bear the responsibilities and uphold the disciplines which will maintain a free society.
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I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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If you feel helpless, go help someone.
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Human 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.
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Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.
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If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.
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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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