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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIKindness can change the lives of people.
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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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Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.
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I think in some ways it’s better to have the people of the world on your side than the governments of the world, even if governments can be more effective in certain directions.
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Without a revolution of the spirit, the forces which produced the iniquities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of reform and regeneration.
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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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Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world…
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Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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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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Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
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If you are feeling helpless, help someone.
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So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty.
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People ask me about what sacrifices I’ve made. I always answer: I’ve made no sacrifices, I’ve made choices.
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The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.
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Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
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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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Early childhood development has proved to be very beneficial and very cost-effective in societies where this is been tried. So let’s not confine ourselves to primary education. Let’s think of early childhood development and education as a whole.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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That’s not what it’s all about. It’s to try and find an answer that is acceptable to all parties concerned, which would of course require some give and take.
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There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
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If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before you get to checkmate. And simply because you do not make any checkmate in three moves does not mean it’s stalemate.
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I think it’s time for the Army to understand that power should be enshrined in the people if we are to be a genuine democracy and not in any particular institution or organisation.
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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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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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Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
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