Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes

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Aung San Suu Kyi

Profession : Activist

Birth : June 19, 1945

It doesn't seem right for anybody to get so much attention.

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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.

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Burmese authors and artists can play the role that artists everywhere play. They help to mold the outlook of a society - not the whole outlook, and they are not the only ones to mold the outlook of society, but they have an important role to play there.

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You cannot compromise unless people talk to you.

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Sanctions and boycotts would be tied to serious political dialogue.

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No, I was never afraid.

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When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons.

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All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people.

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I've always been strongly on the side of non-violence.

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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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More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they've got to go about it themselves - they can't depend on a particular person, i.e. me, to do all the work. They are less easy to fool than they used to be, they now know what's going on all over the world.

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I was a bit of a coward when I was small. I was terribly frightened of the dark.

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We are not out to boast that there is so much percentage of growth per year. Our real concern is how it affects the lives of people, the future of our country.

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The best way to help Burma is to empower the people of Burma, to help us have enough self-confidence to obtain what we want for ourselves.

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I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested in politics.

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The Nobel Peace Prize opened up a door in my heart.

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I think when the people in Burma stop thinking about whether or not they're free, it'll mean that they're free.

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I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don't believe in people just hoping.

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I would like to have seen my sons growing up.

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With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.

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