A revolution which aims merely at changing official policies and institutions with a view to an improvement in material conditions has little chance of genuine success.
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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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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There is no hope without endeavor.
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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
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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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It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.
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Challenges mean opportunities as well.
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So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty.
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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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If you give in to intimidation, you’ll go on being intimidated
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You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
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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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I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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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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Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
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Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world…
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