The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIEach and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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Each man has in him the potential to realize the truth through his own will and endeavour and to help others to realize it.
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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 think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.
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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
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People ask me about what sacrifices I’ve made. I always answer: I’ve made no sacrifices, I’ve made choices.
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If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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We 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.
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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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Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.
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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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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.
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I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
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We 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.
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Part of our struggle is to make the international community understand that we are a poor country not because there is an insufficiency of resources and investment, but because we are deprived of the basic institutions and practices that make for good government.
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