Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes

You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.

Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace. Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.

It is not power that corrupts but fear.

We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.

It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.

Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.

The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear

I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.

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

If you are feeling helpless, help someone.

To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others. Even the briefest touch of kindness can lighten a heavy heart. Kindness can change the lives of people.

The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.

To the best of my knowledge, no war was ever started by women. But it is women and children who have always suffered most in situations of conflict.

I do not believe that I'm sacrificing, in fact I feel very uneasy when others used the word sacrifice to describe my life. It sounds like I'm demanding returns for my investments. I chose to walk on this journey, because I solely believed in it and wholeheartedly decided to do so, and I'm willing and able to pay for the consequences.

Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions, courage that could be described as 'grace under pressure' - grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure.

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

The four basic ingredients for success are: you must have the will to want something; you must have the right kind of attitude; you must have perseverance, and then you must have wisdom. Then you combine these four and then you get to where you want to get to.

The important thing is fear should not control your actions. It should not dictate what you do.

By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.

Jobless people will have no self-confidence. And they feel they are worthless because when you don't have a job you have to rely on someone.

Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.

With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.

Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world... Kindness can change the lives of people.

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