Quotes by Aung San Suu Kyi

About Aung San Suu Kyi:

Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma. In the 1990 general election, the NLD won 59% of the national votes and 81% (392 of 485) of the seats in Parliament . She had, however, already been detained under house arrest before the elections. She remained under house arrest in Burma for almost 15 of the 21 years from 20 July 1989 until her most recent release on 13 November 2010, becoming one of the world's most prominent political prisoners.
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The best way to help Burma is to empower the people of Burma, to help us have enough self-confidence to obtain what we want for ourselves.

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

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Human beings want to be free and however long they may agree to stay locked up, to stay oppressed, there will come a time when they say 'That's it.' Suddenly they find themselves doing something that they never would have thought they would be doing,...

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

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

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Of course I regret not having been able to spend time with my family.

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One wants to be together with one's family. That's what families are about.

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I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.

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

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For me, 'revolution' simply means radical change.

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I don't think you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight when you least expect it.

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More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they've got to go about it themselves - they can't depend on a particular person, i.e. me, to do all the work. They are less easy to fool than they used to be, they now kno...

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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.

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

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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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We will not change in matters of policy until such time as dialogue has begun.

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A revolution simply means great change, significant change, and that's how I'm defining it - great change for the better, brought about through non-violent means.

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

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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

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.

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In terms of the history of a far reaching movement, 20 years is not that long.

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Author Bio

  • NameAung San Suu Kyi
  • DescriptionChairperson and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy
  • Aliases???????????????; aung hcan: cu. krany; Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; Daw Suu; Amay Suu; Dr. Suu Kyi; Ms. Suu Kyi; Miss Suu Kyi
  • BornJune 19, 1945
  • CountryBurma
  • ProfessionPolitician; Writer; Human Rights Activist
  • WorksFreedom From Fear
  • AwardsNobel Peace Prize; Commander Of The Legion Of Honour; Jawaharlal Nehru Award For International Understanding; Sakharov Prize; Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize; International Simón Bolívar Prize; Wallenberg Medal; Congressional Gold Medal; Václav Havel Prize For Creative Dissent; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Olof Palme Prize; UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize; Order Of Australia; Four Freedoms Award - Freedom From Fear; Chatham House Prize; Freedom Award; Giuseppe Motta Medal; Gwangju Prize For Human Rights