Aung San Suu Kyi
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“I don’t think you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight when you least expect it.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“War is not the only arena where peace is done to death.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“What does Burma have to give the United States? We can give you the opportunity to engage with people who are ready and willing to change a society.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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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. The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“In politics, you also have to be cautiously optimistic.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“My opinion is the greatest reward that any government could get is the approval of the people. If the people are happy and the people are at peace and the government has done something for them, that’s the greatest reward I think any government could hope for.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“I don’t want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“I haven’t heard any music on the BBC World Service in a long time. Maybe I’m listening at the wrong times. But not one single piece of music.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“My opinion is the greatest reward that any government could get is the approval of the people. If the people are happy and the people are at peace and the government has done something for them, that’s the greatest reward I think any government could hope for.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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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.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“One wants to be together with one’s family. That’s what families are about.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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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.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“War is not the only arena where peace is done to death.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“I don’t understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“I don’t think you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight when you least expect it.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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“My attitude is, do as much as I can while I’m free. And if I’m arrested I’ll still do as much as I can.” -Aung San Suu Kyi
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One person alone can’t do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country. – Aung San Suu Kyi
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Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose. – Aung San Suu Kyi
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