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Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything about improving the lives of people.

Aung San Suu Kyi

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Aung San Suu Kyi
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: June 19
Burmese Politician
Human Rights Activist
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The last six years afforded me much time and food for thought. I came to the conclusion that the human race is not divided into two opposing camps of good and evil. It is made up of those who are capable of learning and those who are incapable of doing so.
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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. 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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If suffering were an unavoidable part of our existence, we should try to alleviate it as far as possible in practical, earthly ways.
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What I have experienced is nothing compared to what political prisoners in prisons suffer.
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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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I don't believe in professional dissidents. I think it's just a phase, like adolescence.
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I am not unaware of the saying that more tears have been shed over wishes granted than wishes denied.
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I would like to have seen my sons growing up.
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My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
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I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.
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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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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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Human beings want to be free and however long they may agree to stay locked up, to stay oppressed, there will come a time when they say 'That's it.' Suddenly they find themselves doing something that they never would have thought they would be doing, simply because of the human instinct that makes them turn their face towards freedom.
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There is nothing to compare with the courage of ordinary people whose names are unknown and whose sacrifices pass unnoticed. 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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There is no intrinsic virtue to law and order unless 'law' is equated with justice and 'order' with the discipline of a people satisfied that justice has been done.
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I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons.
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The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.
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When I was under house arrest, it was the BBC that spoke to me - I listened.
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You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
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