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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.

Aung San Suu Kyi

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Aung San Suu Kyi
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: June 19
Burmese Politician
Human Rights Activist
Politician
Writer
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Challenges mean opportunities as well.
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At this age, I should be leading a quiet life.
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I look upon myself as a politician. That isn't a dirty word.
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I would like to have seen my sons growing up.
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One wants to be together with one's family. That's what families are about.
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Human rights and rule of law are inseparably connected.
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People should be concerned about installing a more sensible, responsible government. What we [the burmese] need is a government that is accountable and transparent, so that the people know what it is doing and can judge for themselves whether or not they like what is being done.
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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments.
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