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If you give in to intimidation, you'll go on being intimidated — Aung San Suu Kyi

War is not the only arena where peace is done to death. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous. — Aung San Suu Kyi

One prisoner of conscience is one too many. — Aung San Suu Kyi

In politics, you also have to be cautiously optimistic. — Aung San Suu Kyi

Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I look forward to trying the Internet. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I felt that it was my duty not to senselessly waste my time. And since I didn't want to waste my time, I tried to accomplish as much as possible. — Aung San Suu Kyi

It cannot be doubted that in most countries today women, in comparison to men, still remain underprivileged. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable. — Aung San Suu Kyi

In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons. — Aung San Suu Kyi

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

There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence. — 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

I'm feeling a little delicate. — 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

How can you call it a sacrifice when you choose to do something because you believe in it? — Aung San Suu Kyi

We always think that everybody can do a little bit more, if not a lot more. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I was a prisoner, but I always felt free because I was not frightened So for me real freedom is freedom from fear. — Aung San Suu Kyi

You may not think about politics, but politics think about you. — Aung San Suu Kyi

People keep saying I've changed. I used to be confrontational. But I'm - I haven't changed. It was - it's just that circumstances have changed. — Aung San Suu Kyi

Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world. — Aung San Suu Kyi

The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I have been free for more than a month. Some people may think that that is long enough. Others may think that that is not quite long enough. — Aung San Suu Kyi

The judiciary in Burma is not independent. It's widely known, everybody knows that. — Aung San Suu Kyi

One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country. — Aung San Suu Kyi

The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I am prepared to talk with anyone. I have no personal grudge toward anybody. — Aung San Suu Kyi

You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I could not, as my father's daughter, remain indifferent to all that was going on. — Aung San

I was heartened that people everywhere want certain basic freedoms, even if they live in a totally different cultural environment. — Aung San Suu Kyi

If you are feeling helpless, help someone. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma. — Aung San Suu Kyi

No, I was never afraid. — Aung San Suu Kyi

Please use your freedom to promote ours. — Aung San Suu Kyi

It doesn't seem right for anybody to get so much attention. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I don't want Burma to be a basket case forever. — Aung San Suu Kyi

When you think of Buddhism, you're likely to think of peace and tranquility. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I would like to have seen my sons growing up. — 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

Sanctions are not really an economic weapon. — Aung San Suu Kyi

All military regimes use security as the reason why they should remain in power. It's nothing original. — Aung San Suu Kyi

The peace of our world is indivisible. As long as negative forces are getting the better of positive forces anywhere, we are all at risk. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I look upon myself as a politician. That isn't a dirty word. — Aung San Suu Kyi

One should mature over 20 years. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I haven't heard any music on the BBC World Service in a long time. Maybe I'm listening at the wrong times. But not one single piece of music. — Aung San Suu Kyi

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. — Aung San Suu Kyi

You cannot compromise unless people talk to you. — Aung San Suu Kyi

Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age. — Aung San Suu Kyi

People must work in unison. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I don't want to be president, but I want to be free to decide whether or not I want to be president of this country. — 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 much as I can. — Aung San Suu Kyi

It is part of the unceasing human endeavor to prove that the spirit of man can transcend the flaws of his own nature. — Aung San Suu Kyi

Fear is not the natural state of civilized people. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I'm rather inclined to liking people. — Aung San Suu Kyi

A more significant phase should mean serious political dialogue. — Aung San Suu Kyi

If you feel helpless, go help someone. — Aung San Suu Kyi

At this age, I should be leading a quiet life. — Aung San Suu Kyi

Fear is a habit; I am not afraid. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I worry that even those who want to reform are not quite sure how to go about it. There is so much to be done. — Aung San Suu Kyi

Each man has in him the potential to realize the truth through his own will and endeavour and to help others to realize it. — Aung San Suu Kyi

The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear. — Aung San Suu Kyi

Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I think I was the healthiest prisoner of conscience in the world. — 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

As we strive to teach others we must have the humility to acknowledge that we too still have much to learn. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I don't believe in professional dissidents. I think it's just a phase, like adolescence. — Aung San Suu Kyi

The root of a nation's misfortunes has to be sought in the moral failings of the government. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own. — Aung San Suu Kyi

It is his capacity for self-improvement and self-redemption which most distinguishes man from the mere brute. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism. — Aung San Suu Kyi

When you feel helpless, help someone. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always. — Aung San Suu Kyi

It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear. — Aung San Suu Kyi

Agreeing to disagree is a prerogative only of those who live under a democratic system. — Aung San Suu Kyi

Dissidents can't be dissidents forever; we are dissidents because we don't want to be dissidents. — Aung San Suu Kyi

We will surely get to our destination if we join hands. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I only used a cell phone for the first time after I was released. I had difficulty coping with it because it seemed so small and insubstantial. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I was a bit of a coward when I was small. I was terribly frightened of the dark. — Aung San Suu Kyi

In terms of the history of a far reaching movement, 20 years is not that long. — Aung San Suu Kyi

It could achieve a lot if everyone in Burma could stop saying something is good if it is not good, or say something is just if it is not just. — Aung San Suu Kyi

If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I could listen to the radio and I had access to books from time to time. Not all the time. — Aung San Suu Kyi

Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival. — Aung San Suu Kyi

If I were the blushing kind, I would blush to be called a hero. — Aung San Suu Kyi

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. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny. — Aung San Suu Kyi

In the end, I think people prefer the good to win rather than the bad. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I think, if you have enough inner resources, then you can live in isolation for long periods of time and not feel diminished by it. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I've always been strongly on the side of non-violence. — Aung San Suu Kyi

Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human. — Aung San Suu Kyi

Sanctions and boycotts would be tied to serious political dialogue. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I always think challenges are interesting and help you to become a better person. — Aung San

Suffering degrades, embitters and enrages. — 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

Where there is no justice there can be no secure peace. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I knew some of the army quite well. — Aung San Suu Kyi

The basis of democratic freedom is freedom of speech. — Aung San Suu Kyi