Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThere is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
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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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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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People ask me about what sacrifices I’ve made. I always answer: I’ve made no sacrifices, I’ve made choices.
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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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Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.
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Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.
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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
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Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.
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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace – it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world.
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Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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One should mature over 20 years.
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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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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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I’ve always thought that the best solution for those who feel helpless is for them to help others.
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