People ask me about what sacrifices I’ve made. I always answer: I’ve made no sacrifices, I’ve made choices.
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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Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.
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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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I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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The courage that dares without recognition, without the protection of media attention, is a courage that humbles and inspires and reaffirms our faith in humanity.
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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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Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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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.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.
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I was given some Harry Potter books by a young friend. I wanted to know why young people liked it so much. And I noted that there were some values in Harry Potter that are common to many books that are popular all over the world. In the end,
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The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear
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The greatest gift for an individual or a nation… was abhaya, fearlessness, not merely bodily courage but absence of fear from the mind.
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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don’t believe in people just hoping.
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