My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIEarly 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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Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.
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The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same.
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Challenges mean opportunities as well.
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Courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions, courage that could be described as ‘grace under pressure’ – grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure.
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It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear.
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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.
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Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
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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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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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Saints, it has been said, are the sinners who go on trying. So free men and women are the oppressed who go on trying and who in the process make themselves fit to bear the responsibilities and uphold the disciplines which will maintain a free society.
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I’ve always thought that the best solution for those who feel helpless is for them to help others.
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There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
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The education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a more caring, tolerant, just and peaceful life for all.
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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 think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
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