I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a more caring, tolerant, just and peaceful life for all.
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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.
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Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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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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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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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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Some of the most relaxing weekends I have ever enjoyed were those I spent quietly with a sense of all work to date completed, and an absorbing mystery.
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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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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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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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The search for scapegoats is essentially an abnegation of responsibility: it indicates an inability to assess honestly and intelligently the true nature of the problems which lie at the root of social and economic difficulties and a lack of resolve in grappling with them.
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We achieve everything by our efforts alone. Our fate is not decided by an almighty God. We decide our own fate by our actions. You have to gain mystery over yourself. It is not a matter of sitting back and accepting.
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