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When we think of the state of the economy, we are not thinking in terms of money flow. We are thinking in terms of the effect on everyday lives of people.

Aung San Suu Kyi

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Aung San Suu Kyi
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: June 19
Burmese Politician
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It is undeniably easier to ignore the hardships of those who are too weak to demand their rights than to respond sensitively to their needs. To care is to accept responsibility, to dare to act in accordance with the dictum that the ruler is the strength of the helpless.
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I would like to have seen my sons growing up.
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Foreign investors will not come and do things without any returns for themselves. And we don't expect them to come work for us free. But the local population should benefit rightfully. The locals should benefit just a little more than the companies.
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Even if you feel fear, you still have to go ahead and do what you believe in.
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Some believe that the only way to remove the authoritarian regime and replace it with a democratic one is through violent means. I would like to set the precedent of political change through political settlement, not through violence.
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Democracy acknowledges the right to differ as well as the duty to settle differences peacefully. Authoritarian governments see criticism of their actions and doctrines as a challenge to combat.
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We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.
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It is not a sacrifice, it's a choice. If you choose to do something, then you shouldn't say it's a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it
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Early childhood development has proved to be very beneficial and very cost-effective in societies where this is been tried. So let's not confine ourselves to primary education. Let's think of early childhood development and education as a whole.
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I was a prisoner, but I always felt free because I was not frightened So for me real freedom is freedom from fear.
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I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable.
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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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I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons.
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If you're feeling helpless, help someone.
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I have been arrested time and time again, and my colleagues, too. I cannot guarantee that I'll not be arrested again. But it's not something that weighs on my mind. I'll do what I can while I'm free. If they arrest me again, I'll do what I can while I'm under arrest.
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The quintessential revolution is that of spirit. Without this, the forces which produce the inequalities of the old order will continue to operate.
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By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.
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To abolish fear correctly is to nurture law and order.
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One wants to be together with one's family. That's what families are about.
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The root of a nation's misfortunes has to be sought in the moral failings of the government.
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