I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
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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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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Regimented minds cannot grasp the concept of confrontation as an open exchange of major differences with a view to settlement through genuine dialogue.
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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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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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Democracy, like liberty, justice and other social and political rights, is not “given”, it is earned through courage, resolution and sacrifice.
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It’s good to know that the people of different countries are really concerned and involved in the movement to help Burma.
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The people have to take part. They have to understand that they have the power to move things, and they must really commit themselves to change if they want it.
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How can you call it a sacrifice when you choose to do something because you believe in it?
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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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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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear
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Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
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It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.
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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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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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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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Yet even under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man.
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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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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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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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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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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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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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