Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIEach 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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Early childhood development has proved to be very beneficial and very cost-effective in societies where this is been tried. So let’s not confine ourselves to primary education. Let’s think of early childhood development and education as a whole.
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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
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There is nothing to compare with the courage of ordinary people whose names are unknown and whose sacrifices pass unnoticed.
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My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace – it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world.
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There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
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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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There is no hope without endeavor.
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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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When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons.
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Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.
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The peace of our world is indivisible. As long as negative forces are getting the better of positive forces anywhere, we are all at risk.
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How could I stand the separation from family and friends? It is ironic, I say, that in an authoritarian state it is only the prisoner of conscience who is genuinely free. Yes, we have given up our right to a normal life. But we have stayed true to that most precious part of our humanity-our conscience.
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Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.
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The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
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Without a revolution of the spirit, the forces which produced the iniquities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of reform and regeneration.
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If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before you get to checkmate. And simply because you do not make any checkmate in three moves does not mean it’s stalemate.
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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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I only used a cell phone for the first time after I was released. I had difficulty coping with it because it seemed so small and insubstantial.
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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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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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You must have perseverance, and then you must have wisdom. Then you combine these four and then you get to where you want to get to.
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