To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIDemocracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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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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Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.
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By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.
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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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Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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Regimented minds cannot grasp the concept of confrontation as an open exchange of major differences with a view to settlement through genuine dialogue.
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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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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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You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
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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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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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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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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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