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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYII only used a cell phone for the first time after I was released. I had difficulty coping with it because it seemed so small and insubstantial.
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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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The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.
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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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The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear
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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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I only used a cell phone for the first time after I was released. I had difficulty coping with it because it seemed so small and insubstantial.
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Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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Each man has in him the potential to realize the truth through his own will and endeavour and to help others to realize it.
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I 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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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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It is not power that corrupts but fear.
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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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Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world…
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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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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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