I don’t like to be called a symbol. And I don’t like to be called an icon. I will just say that I have to work very, very hard. So I’d rather be known as a hard worker. I don’t think symbols do much, nor icons.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWhen 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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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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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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If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before you get to checkmate. And simply because you do not make any checkmate in three moves does not mean it’s stalemate.
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I think in some ways it’s better to have the people of the world on your side than the governments of the world, even if governments can be more effective in certain directions.
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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
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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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Please use your freedom to promote ours.
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We must contemplate what the meaning of being “educated” is. Some people think a person with plenty of degrees is an educated one. But I believe a person who can judge a situation correctly and make timely decisions is more important.
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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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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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You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
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The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.
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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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The main aim of the [political] dialogue should be to resolve the problems of the nation, not to find who is the winner and who is the loser.
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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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