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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIt’s good to know that the people of different countries are really concerned and involved in the movement to help Burma.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.
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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 is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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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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Some of the most relaxing weekends I have ever enjoyed were those I spent quietly with a sense of all work to date completed, and an absorbing mystery.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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Intimidation and propaganda work in a duet of oppression, while the people, lapped in fear and distrust, learn to dissemble and to keep silent.
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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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With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
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You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
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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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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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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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Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.
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A revolution which aims merely at changing official policies and institutions with a view to an improvement in material conditions has little chance of genuine success.
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