It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIRegimented 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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Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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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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To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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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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If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.
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I’ve always thought that the best solution for those who feel helpless is for them to help others.
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If you give in to intimidation, you’ll go on being intimidated
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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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Yet even under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man.
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I do not believe that I’m sacrificing, in fact I feel very uneasy when others used the word sacrifice to describe my life. It sounds like I’m demanding returns for my investments.
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Early childhood development has proved to be very beneficial and very cost-effective in societies where this is been tried. So let’s not confine ourselves to primary education. Let’s think of early childhood development and education as a whole.
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The greatest gift for an individual or a nation… was abhaya, fearlessness, not merely bodily courage but absence of fear from the mind.
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Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.
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One should mature over 20 years.
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