Regimented minds cannot grasp the concept of confrontation as an open exchange of major differences with a view to settlement through genuine dialogue.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIFearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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One should mature over 20 years.
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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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You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
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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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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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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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It is not easy for a people conditioned by fear under the iron rule of the principle that might is right to free themselves from the enervating miasma of fear.
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Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions.
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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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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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It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.
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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
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