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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIFear is a habit; I am not afraid.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
-
-
The quintessential revolution is that of the spirit, born of an intellectual conviction of the need for change in those mental attitudes and values which shape the course of a nation’s development.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
Saints, it has been said, are the sinners who go on trying. So free men and women are the oppressed who go on trying and who in the process make themselves fit to bear the responsibilities and uphold the disciplines which will maintain a free society.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
People ask me about what sacrifices I’ve made. I always answer: I’ve made no sacrifices, I’ve made choices.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
To the best of my knowledge, no war was ever started by women. But it is women and children who have always suffered most in situations of conflict.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
You must have perseverance, and then you must have wisdom. Then you combine these four and then you get to where you want to get to.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before you get to checkmate. And simply because you do not make any checkmate in three moves does not mean it’s stalemate.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
The education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a more caring, tolerant, just and peaceful life for all.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI