Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIFear is not the natural state of civilized people.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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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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The greatest gift for an individual or a nation… was abhaya, fearlessness, not merely bodily courage but absence of fear from the mind.
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The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.
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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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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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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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Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it.
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That just laws which uphold human rights are the necessary foundation of peace and security would be denied only by closed minds which interpret peace as the silence of all opposition and security as the assurance of their own power.
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I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don’t believe in people just hoping.
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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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My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
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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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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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Intimidation and propaganda work in a duet of oppression, while the people, lapped in fear and distrust, learn to dissemble and to keep silent.
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