The four basic ingredients for success are: you must have the will to want something; you must have the right kind of attitude.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWhen I was in London a Kachin youth criticized me for not condemning the Burmese military for their offensive in Kachin State. I answered “condemnation is not the solution.” We want to build reconciliation, not condemnation.
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Intimidation and propaganda work in a duet of oppression, while the people, lapped in fear and distrust, learn to dissemble and to keep silent.
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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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Each man has in him the potential to realize the truth through his own will and endeavour and to help others to realize it.
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The courage that dares without recognition, without the protection of media attention, is a courage that humbles and inspires and reaffirms our faith in humanity.
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If you are feeling helpless, help someone.
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Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace.
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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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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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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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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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The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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There is no hope without endeavor.
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