People ask me about what sacrifices I’ve made. I always answer: I’ve made no sacrifices, I’ve made choices.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.
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There’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
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I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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One should mature over 20 years.
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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 search for scapegoats is essentially an abnegation of responsibility: it indicates an inability to assess honestly and intelligently the true nature of the problems which lie at the root of social and economic difficulties and a lack of resolve in grappling with them.
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You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
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I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don’t believe in people just hoping.
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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 want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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If you feel helpless, go help someone.
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We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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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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My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
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We achieve everything by our efforts alone. Our fate is not decided by an almighty God. We decide our own fate by our actions. You have to gain mystery over yourself. It is not a matter of sitting back and accepting.
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If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith.
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