Each man has in him the potential to realize the truth through his own will and endeavour and to help others to realize it.
AUNG SAN SUU KYISome 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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In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth women are not merely “tolerated”, they are valued.
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Part of our struggle is to make the international community understand that we are a poor country not because there is an insufficiency of resources and investment, but because we are deprived of the basic institutions and practices that make for good government.
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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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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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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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Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
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If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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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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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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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
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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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A revolution which aims merely at changing official policies and institutions with a view to an improvement in material conditions has little chance of genuine success.
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Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
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I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.
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