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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIFear is not the natural state of civilized people.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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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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I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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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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I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
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Democracy, like liberty, justice and other social and political rights, is not “given”, it is earned through courage, resolution and sacrifice.
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The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.
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If you feel helpless, go help someone.
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I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
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There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
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It is not power that corrupts but fear.
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All right, your knees may be knocking but that shouldn’t prevent you from going ahead and doing what you need to do.
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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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Challenges mean opportunities as well.
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