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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThere is nothing to compare with the courage of ordinary people whose names are unknown and whose sacrifices pass unnoticed.
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My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace – it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world.
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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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Even the briefest touch of kindness can lighten a heavy heart. Kindness can change the lives of people.
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I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
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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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With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
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The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.
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The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.
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If you are feeling helpless, help someone.
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It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.
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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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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.
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It is not a sacrifice, it’s a choice. If you choose to do something, then you shouldn’t say it’s a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it
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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 only used a cell phone for the first time after I was released. I had difficulty coping with it because it seemed so small and insubstantial.
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