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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIDemocracy, like liberty, justice and other social and political rights, is not “given”, it is earned through courage, resolution and sacrifice.
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My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
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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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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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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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If you feel helpless, go help someone.
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As I travel through my country, people often ask me how it feels to have been imprisoned in my home -first for six years, then for 19 months.
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
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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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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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If you give in to intimidation, you’ll go on being intimidated
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By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.
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I chose to walk on this journey, because I solely believed in it and wholeheartedly decided to do so, and I’m willing and able to pay for the consequences.
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It is not power that corrupts but fear.
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You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
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