I think it’s time for the Army to understand that power should be enshrined in the people if we are to be a genuine democracy and not in any particular institution or organisation.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThere is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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If you feel helpless, go help someone.
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The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
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How can you call it a sacrifice when you choose to do something because you believe in it?
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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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I 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.
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Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.
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As I travel through my country, people often ask me how it feels to have been imprisoned in my home -first for six years, then for 19 months.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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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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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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My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
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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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I chose to walk on this journey, because I solely believed in it and wholeheartedly decided to do so, and I’m willing and able to pay for the consequences.
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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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