The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear
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.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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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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How can you call it a sacrifice when you choose to do something because you believe in it?
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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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It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear.
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The search for scapegoats is essentially an abnegation of responsibility: it indicates an inability to assess honestly and intelligently the true nature of the problems which lie at the root of social and economic difficulties and a lack of resolve in grappling with them.
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If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith.
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Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
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I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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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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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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It’s good to know that the people of different countries are really concerned and involved in the movement to help Burma.
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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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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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There’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
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