One should mature over 20 years.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIOne should mature over 20 years.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe greatest gift for an individual or a nation… was abhaya, fearlessness, not merely bodily courage but absence of fear from the mind.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same.
AUNG SAN SUU KYITo the best of my knowledge, no war was ever started by women. But it is women and children who have always suffered most in situations of conflict.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe peace of our world is indivisible. As long as negative forces are getting the better of positive forces anywhere, we are all at risk.
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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYII 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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe 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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIf you feel helpless, go help someone.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWe must contemplate what the meaning of being “educated” is. Some people think a person with plenty of degrees is an educated one. But I believe a person who can judge a situation correctly and make timely decisions is more important.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIf you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIKindness can change the lives of people.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIFearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
AUNG SAN SUU KYII think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWe want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build up their own country themselves.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIf you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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