People Quotes by Aung San Suu Kyi

Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

You cannot compromise unless people talk to you.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

People must work in unison.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

I'm rather inclined to liking people.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Kindness can change the lives of people.

— 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

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

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.

— 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

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

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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

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Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything about improving the lives of people.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

I think it's time for the Army to understand that power should be enshrined in the people if we are to be…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

People need security of the mind. Why do they want democracy? Because it can give them freedom and security in a balanced…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

When we think of the state of the economy, we are not thinking in terms of money flow. We are thinking in…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

I'm not the only one working for democracy in Burma - there are so many people who have worked for it because…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

I wish people wouldn't think of me as a saint - unless they agree with the definition of a saint that a…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

I've always said that the most important thing is job creation. Jobs will earn people money and build self-confidence.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

It is incorrect to say there have been no reforms at all in Burma; there have of course been reforms, but we…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

There is no intrinsic virtue to law and order unless 'law' is equated with justice and 'order' with the discipline of a…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

It is not easy for a people conditioned by fear under the iron rule of the principle that might is right to…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Leaders of political parties need to keep in contact with the people; that's what it's all about. If violence were to erupt,…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

After I was released, people used to keep asking me, 'what's it like to be free? And it was very difficult for…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

At the moment I would like to emphasize the need for vocational training, for non-formal education in Burma to help all those…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they've got to go about it themselves - they can't…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

We must contemplate what the meaning of being "educated" is. Some people think a person with plenty of degrees is an educated…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Because of rampant inflation, living standards have been dropping for the great majority of the population. The people are poorer because standards…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

European and American companies companies do create jobs for some people but what they're mainly going to do is make an already…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Those who have to face persistent political persecution become highly politicized. Our lives take on a rhythm different from those who, on…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

As I travel through my country, people often ask me how it feels to have been imprisoned in my home -first for…

— 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…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism. The relentless attempts of totalitarian regimes to prevent free…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

People must have freedom and at the same time they must have security. They must not be using freedom to fight with…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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

— Aung San Suu Kyi

In the end, I think people prefer the good to win rather than the bad.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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

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The people have given me their support; they have given me their trust and confidence. My colleagues have suffered a lot in…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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

— Aung San Suu Kyi

We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that…

— Aung San Suu Kyi