Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes, Thoughts and images

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

It is not power that corrupts but fear.

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

Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.

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

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

If you are feeling helpless, help someone.

If you give in to intimidation, you'll go on being intimidated

Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.

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

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

The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.

Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.

Please use your freedom to promote ours.

Challenges mean opportunities as well.

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

I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.

Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.

Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.

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

Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.

There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.

Kindness can change the lives of people.

It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear.

I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.

I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.

The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.

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

I've always thought that the best solution for those who feel helpless is for them to help others.

Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.

There is no hope without endeavor.

We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.

Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.

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

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

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.

The greatest gift for an individual or a nation... was abhaya, fearlessness, not merely bodily courage but absence of fear from the mind.

You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.

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

In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth women are not merely "tolerated", they are valued.

Regimented minds cannot grasp the concept of confrontation as an open exchange of major differences with a view to settlement through genuine dialogue.

People ask me about what sacrifices I've made. I always answer: I've made no sacrifices, I've made choices.

Democracy, like liberty, justice and other social and political rights, is not "given", it is earned through courage, resolution and sacrifice.

One should mature over 20 years.

If you feel helpless, go help someone.

How can you call it a sacrifice when you choose to do something because you believe in it?

If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith.

Human rights must be protected by the rule of law, and there can never be occasions where human rights can be neglected or ignored or the rule of law set aside.

Some of the most relaxing weekends I have ever enjoyed were those I spent quietly with a sense of all work to date completed, and an absorbing mystery.

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.

The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.

If you're feeling helpless, help someone.

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

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

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

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

Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.

When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons.

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.