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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.

Aung San Suu Kyi

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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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So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty.
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The main aim of the [political] dialogue should be to resolve the problems of the nation, not to find who is the winner and who is the loser.
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Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions.
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We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.
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The courage that dares without recognition, without the protection of media attention, is a courage that humbles and inspires and reaffirms our faith in humanity.
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Challenges mean opportunities as well.
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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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Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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When I was in London a Kachin youth criticized me for not condemning the Burmese military for their offensive in Kachin State. I answered “condemnation is not the solution.” We want to build reconciliation, not condemnation.
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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 true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.
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Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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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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The important thing is fear should not control your actions. It should not dictate what you do.
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