You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWithout a revolution of the spirit, the forces which produced the iniquities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of reform and regeneration.
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We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.
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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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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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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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In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth women are not merely “tolerated”, they are valued.
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Even the briefest touch of kindness can lighten a heavy heart. Kindness can change the lives of people.
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The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.
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The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same.
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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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.
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I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
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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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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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The courage that dares without recognition, without the protection of media attention, is a courage that humbles and inspires and reaffirms our faith in humanity.
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Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.
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