Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
AUNG SAN SUU KYII 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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Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace.
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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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There is no hope without endeavor.
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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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You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
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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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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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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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To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others.
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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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It is not a sacrifice, it’s a choice. If you choose to do something, then you shouldn’t say it’s a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it
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Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
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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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It is not power that corrupts but fear.
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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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