It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes. Aung San Suu Kyi More Quotes by Aung San Suu Kyi More Quotes From 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 championprotectrights Calamities that are not the result of purely natural phenomena usually have their origins, distant and obscure though they may be, in common human failings. Aung San Suu Kyi failingcommonmay We must all work together if we are all to live together in unity and harmony. Aung San Suu Kyi harmonyunityworking-together While it is undeniable that many have been driven to immorality and crime by the need to survive, it is equally evident that the possession of a significant surplus of material goods has never been a guarantee against covetousness, rapacity and the infinite variety of vice and pain which spring from such passions. Indeed, it could be argued that the unrelenting compulsion of those who already have much to acquire even more has generated greater injustice, immorality and wretchedness than the cumulative effect of the struggles of the severely underprivileged to better their lot. Aung San Suu Kyi painstrugglespring 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 teachstrivehumility I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous. Aung San Suu Kyi nervousfeelspeople The basis of democratic freedom is freedom of speech. Aung San Suu Kyi freedom-of-speechdemocraticspeech The French say that to part is to die a little. To be forgotten too is to die a little. It is to lose some of the links that anchor us to the rest of humanity. Aung San Suu Kyi anchorshumanitylinks One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country. Aung San Suu Kyi democracyimportantcountry It is man's vision of a world fit for rational, civilized humanity which leads him to dare and to suffer to build societies free from want and fear. Concepts such as truth, justice and compassion cannot be dismissed as trite when these are often the only bulwarks which stand against ruthless power. Aung San Suu Kyi compassionjusticemen Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything about improving the lives of people. Aung San Suu Kyi aseanassumingpeople Despotic governments do not recognize the precious human component of the state, seeing its citizens only as a faceless, mindless -- and helpless -- mass to be manipulated at will. It is as though people were incidental to a nation rather than its very life-blood. Aung San Suu Kyi tyrantsgovernmentblood I was heartened that people everywhere want certain basic freedoms, even if they live in a totally different cultural environment. Aung San Suu Kyi differentwantpeople If ideas and beliefs are to be denied validity outside the geographical and cultural bounds of their origin, Buddhism would be confined to north India, Christianity to a narrow tract in the Middle East and Islam to Arabia. Aung San Suu Kyi buddhismislamideas We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation. Aung San Suu Kyi devastationdialogue As long as there is no law in Burma, any individual here can be arrested at any time. Aung San Suu Kyi individuallawlong After all it was my father who founded the Burmese army and I do have a sense of warmth towards the Burmese army. Aung San Suu Kyi warmtharmyfather 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 arrestedstillsattitude I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons. Aung San Suu Kyi moralpoliticalviolence I wish people wouldn't think of me as a saint - unless they agree with the definition of a saint that a saint's a sinner who goes on trying. Aung San Suu Kyi wishpeoplethinking
