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
AUNG SAN SUU KYIOne should mature over 20 years.
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The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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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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You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
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The main aim of the [political] dialogue should be to resolve the problems of the nation, not to find who is the winner and who is the loser.
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The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.
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You must have perseverance, and then you must have wisdom. Then you combine these four and then you get to where you want to get to.
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that ‘if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression’, human rights should be protected by the rule of law.
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I do not believe that I’m sacrificing, in fact I feel very uneasy when others used the word sacrifice to describe my life. It sounds like I’m demanding returns for my investments.
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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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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 enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.
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The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear
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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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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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The four basic ingredients for success are: you must have the will to want something; you must have the right kind of attitude.
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Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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There is nothing to compare with the courage of ordinary people whose names are unknown and whose sacrifices pass unnoticed.
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The important thing is fear should not control your actions. It should not dictate what you do.
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I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.
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Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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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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It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear.
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There is no hope without endeavor.
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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 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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