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 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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIAs I travel through my country, people often ask me how it feels to have been imprisoned in my home -first for six years, then for 19 months.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe four basic ingredients for success are: you must have the will to want something; you must have the right kind of attitude.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIHuman 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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIt is not power that corrupts but fear.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWhen 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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYII 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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYII don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIPlease use your freedom to promote ours.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIAll right, your knees may be knocking but that shouldn’t prevent you from going ahead and doing what you need to do.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWith the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIEven the briefest touch of kindness can lighten a heavy heart. Kindness can change the lives of people.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIEvery kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world…
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWe 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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIf you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIt would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear.
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