Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIMy 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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More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they’ve got to go about it themselves – they can’t depend on a particular person, ie me, to do all the work. They are less easy to fool than they used to be, they now know what’s going on all over the world.
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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
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I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
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With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
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Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
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The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.
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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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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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If you feel helpless, go help someone.
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Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world…
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It is not a sacrifice, it’s a choice. If you choose to do something, then you shouldn’t say it’s a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it
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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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All right, your knees may be knocking but that shouldn’t prevent you from going ahead and doing what you need to do.
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Sometimes 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.
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