My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
AUNG SAN SUU KYISometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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Please use your freedom to promote ours.
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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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I’ve always thought that the best solution for those who feel helpless is for them to help others.
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Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.
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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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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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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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By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.
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It is not easy for a people conditioned by fear under the iron rule of the principle that might is right to free themselves from the enervating miasma of fear.
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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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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
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When I was in London a Kachin youth criticized me for not condemning the Burmese military for their offensive in Kachin State. I answered “condemnation is not the solution.” We want to build reconciliation, not condemnation.
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Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace.
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The peace of our world is indivisible. As long as negative forces are getting the better of positive forces anywhere, we are all at risk.
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