Aung San Suu Kyi quote: "This was the way I was brought up to think of politics, that politics was to do with ethics, it was to do with responsibility, it was to do with service, so I think I was conditioned to think like that, and I'm too old to change now."

Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, be...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

The best way to help Burma is to empower the people of Burma, to help us have enough self-confidence...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of ...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Sanctions and boycotts would be tied to serious political dialogue.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

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

I've been repeating ad nauseam that we in Burma, we are weak with regard to the culture of negot...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

What does Burma have to give the United States? We can give you the opportunity to engage with peopl...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

I don't want Burma to be a basket case forever.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

The judiciary in Burma is not independent. It's widely known, everybody knows that.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

It could achieve a lot if everyone in Burma could stop saying something is good if it is not good, o...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the b...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

I'm not the only one working for democracy in Burma - there are so many people who have worked f...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickl...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

If I were the blushing kind, I would blush to be called a hero.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Within a system which denies the existence of basic human rights, fear tends to be the order of the ...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Human beings want to be free and however long they may agree to stay locked up, to stay oppressed, t...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

If you want to bring an end to long-standing conflict, you have to be prepared to compromise.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before y...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth, women are not merely tolerated but va...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything about improving the lives of peopl...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a str...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

My attitude is, do as much as I can while I'm free. And if I'm arrested I'll still do as...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

As long as there is no law in Burma, any individual here can be arrested at any time.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing a...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the mo...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from i...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

I think, if you have enough inner resources, then you can live in isolation for long periods of time...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That's not a...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

A revolution simply means great change, significant change, and that's how I'm defining it -...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Whatever help we may want from the international community now or in the future, we want to make sur...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

The judiciary must be strengthened and released from political interference.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Burmese authors and artists can play the role that artists everywhere play. They help to mold the ou...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

as long as the conditions remain safe.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Sanctions are one-sided, unilateral actions taken by some without any regard for the people,
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

It cannot be doubted that in most countries today women, in comparison to men, still remain underpri...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

The provision of basic material needs is not sufficient to make minority groups and indigenous peopl...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be ...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full po...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

My opinion is the greatest reward that any government could get is the approval of the people. If th...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

I am prepared to talk with anyone. I have no personal grudge toward anybody.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

To view the opposition as dangerous is to misunderstand the basic concepts of democracy. To oppress ...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

I learned to work on a computer years before I was placed under house arrest. Fortunately I had two ...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

After all it was my father who founded the Burmese army and I do have a sense of warmth towards the ...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

For me, 'revolution' simply means radical change.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Fires of suffering and strife are raging around the world.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

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

More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they've got to go ...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

At this age, I should be leading a quiet life.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

It is not power that corrupts but fear.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

A family is very special. So when a family splits up, it's not good, it's never good.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

I wish people wouldn't think of me as a saint - unless they agree with the definition of a saint...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

If you choose to do something, then you shouldn't say it's a sacrifice, because nobody force...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contrib...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

There is a special charm to journeys undertaken before daybreak in hot lands: the air is soft and co...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

I don't believe in people just hoping. We work for what we want. I always say that one has no right ...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Please use your liberty to promote ours
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

If you're feeling helpless, help someone.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

If ideas and beliefs are to be denied validity outside the geographical and cultural bounds of their...
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

However, we must also face up to the likelihood that this will not be the last occasion on which a P...
SUU KYI, AUNG SAN

In his twilight years Hmaing became a supporter of leftist politics while remaining a devout Buddhis...
SUU KYI, AUNG SAN

It cannot be doubted that in most countries today women, in comparison to men, still remain underpri...
AUNG SUU

Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
AUNG SUU

The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series...
AUNG SUU

The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be ...
AUNG SUU

The provision of basic material needs is not sufficient to make minority groups and indigenous peopl...
AUNG SUU

The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a str...
AUNG SUU

Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the mo...
AUNG SUU

The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence.
AUNG SUU

It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that...
AUNG SUU

Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full po...
AUNG SUU

Many people don't know people were tortured. Many people don't know about the darkness in Burma.
BO KYI

The membership fee is your life-your commitment to democracy. No money.
BO KYI

We are not in legal power to do something. We have to take risks, otherwise we cannot do anything.
BO KYI

They didn't provide food or water. I lived in starvation because my family could not visit me and pr...
BO KYI

One intelligence officer interrogated me when I was blindfolded asking whether I had contact with th...
BO KYI

ေလာက၌ အိပ္မက္ မက္တတ္သူသာ မက္ရသည္ပဲ။ ...
KYI AYE

The longest constitution-drafting convention in any country in the world,
AUNG ZAW

Than Shwe is now 18 years governing the country and remains deeply unloved by the majority of the po...
AUNG ZAW

They've started building mansions, compounds, underground tunnels, bunkers - all kinds of weird thin...
AUNG ZAW

I realized that we were all sort of conspiring, well, not conspiring against each other, but all thi...
ERIC SAN

My scratching I don't really think communicates to intelligent life forms. Anyone with more than...
ERIC SAN

For those of us who were here 10 years ago, it's the difference between night and day,
SAN ANTONIO

[At the time the bidding was stopped, Automated Wagering International, the GTECH competitor for who...
SAN ANTONIO

It's something that we want to do for New Orleans, ... A lot of people look at us as not only reps o...
SAN ANTONIO

Block watches tend to form around one issue, especially immediate issues, ... A lot of the interest ...
SAN ANTONIO

Man, that Italian dude is something, isn't he?
SAN ANTONIO

duller than a thumb war in Spokane.
SAN ANTONIO

Thank God for the free throw.
SAN ANTONIO

said Rivers. ''They just know each other so well. They trust each other on every possession. Beating...
SAN ANTONIO

In all that time, she still hasn't figured out where you can find a lovely but inexpensive house in ...
SAN ANTONIO

This is a great group of guys, ... That knucklehead factor isn't here. You don't have to worry about...
SAN ANTONIO

It crippled the crack trade for a while in Gonzales,
SAN ANTONIO

[Benson] understands that we will sit down and talk, ... That is his desire as well. I'm pretty comf...
SAN ANTONIO

The current landlord may just want him out of the property,
SAN ANTONIO

He is being held against his will,
SAN ANTONIO

They had their families intact, ... They had their pets.
SAN ANTONIO

Back to School Bash
SAN ANTONIO

I assure you that the IOC itself will take action. No question there will be fewer members of the IO...
SAN ANTONIO

I think he is sending a very positive message to the San Antonio business community, and all of San ...
SAN ANTONIO

I've always been outgoing. But for shy girls, it helps you realize there are some other things you c...
SAN ANTONIO

Unfortunate events
SAN ANTONIO

Old age comes at a bad time. -San Banducci.
SAN BANDUCCI

Child pornographers are the lowest of the low, ... Their despicable acts have a devastating effect o...
SAN ANTONIO

Collegian Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Mission Pitcher,
SAN ANTONIO

I look at every obstacle I go through as a blessing,
SAN ANTONIO

It is not being a rubber stamp, ... but clearly, the bias here is to support the Pentagon recommenda...
SAN ANTONIO

Through this new initiative with Southwest Airlines, we are committed to helping Hispanic students a...
SAN ANTONIO

Folks we see (at KellyUSA) who were in public housing in New Orleans can get vouchers for public hou...
SAN ANTONIO

You gotta move slowly, ... I'll be there for the training camp and the practices.
SAN ANTONIO

Stacey's realistic lyrics and vocals are easily understood; soothing and gentle in parts, but angry ...
SAN ANTONIO

If there's not an allotment [in the plan] to make sure the rivers flow, we're not going to have rive...
SAN ANTONIO

Little did I know when I shook my mop out of the second-story window of a Greenwich Village brownsto...
SAN ANTONIO

We believe she was just an innocent victim, ... She came to the door, they were looking for somebody...
SAN ANTONIO

[Jackson told The Early Show co-anchor Hannah Storm Friday,] Everything was all disorganized, ... I ...
SAN ANTONIO

It certainly is unique, and it certainly puts everything in perspective, ... It will be business as ...
SAN ANTONIO

Recycling plastic bags is an environmental stewardship that we wholeheartedly support, ... We know c...
SAN ANTONIO

There's individual turntable setups devoted to piano, bass, drums and a set for soloing as well....
ERIC SAN

A lot of the stuff I've accumulated over the last few years of touring I thought was really inte...
ERIC SAN

It's funny how making odd noises can get you into strange situations sometimes.
ERIC SAN

If you can understand the humor in the drawing part you'll probably get the humor in the audio p...
ERIC SAN

I try and make little stories. Whether it's with a pencil or with bits of records, it's real...
ERIC SAN

You can say battle or war or whatever, but in the end, it's music. It's not really violent i...
ERIC SAN

Even though you were radiated doesn't mean you get to have that sort of power.
ERIC SAN

Eventually it just got really crazy. Less and less oxygen in the apartment.
ERIC SAN

Playing with decks, for me, has always been about trying new things. I make it a point to keep tryin...
ERIC SAN

Nothing to do with anything, something to do with everything.
ERIC SAN

I'm not here to battle anybody. In the end it's just an instrument. That shouldn't be a ...
ERIC SAN

Eventually we want to do a puppet musical with turntables in the orchestra pit.
ERIC SAN

When I started, there weren't that many kids doing it in the city, but the in the wave after me ...
ERIC SAN

When the generation after me started getting on the cut, a lot of them would call me over to hang ou...
ERIC SAN

When I'm playing with the band or playing with some projects or some of my own stuff it's ab...
ERIC SAN

If you met my dad, I think a lot of things would be put to rest. Because my pops is a pretty silly g...
ERIC SAN

I really enjoyed the sort of real crazy, eclectic layering stuff and how it all worked together. I c...
ERIC SAN

I am willing to lend that hand, I will continue to stay involved with my charities as long as they n...
LAURA SAN GIACOMO

I knew that I wanted to be an actor. Then it became about whether acting wanted me. So, I gave it a ...
LAURA SAN GIACOMO

It's fun to get really intense and emotionally detailed and complicated.
LAURA SAN GIACOMO

We've all had those moments where we take a person for granted.
LAURA SAN GIACOMO

I did theater at Carnegie, and in Pittsburgh and New York.
LAURA SAN GIACOMO

I went to college in Pittsburgh at Carnegie Mellon University... studied acting there. Then I went t...
LAURA SAN GIACOMO

I'm a bit of a layman physics junkie. I don't really understand it, but I love trying to und...
LAURA SAN GIACOMO

Certainly situation comedy is harder than people who are good at it make it look, but it's fun t...
LAURA SAN GIACOMO

The world is changing and the physical barriers are down now. It's time for the emotional barrie...
LAURA SAN GIACOMO

I believe in giving back.
LAURA SAN GIACOMO

I have a son, Mason, who is disabled - cerebral palsy - and he does not walk independently, sit inde...
LAURA SAN GIACOMO

For all of my fortune, there are many with misfortune that need a hand.
LAURA SAN GIACOMO

There are amazing schools and amazing educators that are doing a wonderful job. And then there are a...
LAURA SAN GIACOMO

Beauty doesn't fade, it remains forever
RAVEN SAN JOSE

They can be like the sun, words.
They can do for the heart what light can for a field.
SAN JUAN DE LA CRUZ

Well and good if all things change, O Lord God, provided I am rooted in You.
SAN JUAN DE LA CRUZ

Songs of the Soul

On a dark night,
Inflamed by love-longing -
O exquisite risk!...
SAN JUAN DE LA CRUZ

Many beginners also at times possess great spiritual avarice. They hardly ever seem content with the...
SAN JUAN DE LA CRUZ

Sometimes, too, when their spiritual masters, such as confessors and superiors, do not approve of th...
SAN JUAN DE LA CRUZ

No matter how much individuals do through their own efforts, they cannot actively purify themselves ...
SAN JUAN DE LA CRUZ

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This was the way I was brought up to think of politics, that politics was to do with ethics, it was to do with responsibility, it was to do with service, so I think I was conditioned to think like that, and I'm too old to change now.

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Aung San Suu Kyi

This was the way I was brought up to think of politics, that politics was to do with ethics, it was to do with responsibility, it was to do with service, so I think I was conditioned to think like that, and I'm too old to change now.

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