In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth women are not merely "tolerated", they are valued. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
It is his capacity for self-improvement and self-redemption which most distinguishes man from the mere brute. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
It is part of the unceasing human endeavor to prove that the spirit of man can transcend the flaws of his own… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Each man has in him the potential to realize the truth through his own will and endeavour and to help others to… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth, women are not merely tolerated but valued." (From a speech read… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
It cannot be doubted that in most countries today women, in comparison to men, still remain underprivileged. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
[T]here is a vast difference in the attitude of a man with a gun in his hand and that of one without… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
A most insidious form of fear is that which masquerades as common sense or even wisdom, condemning as foolish, reckless, insignificant or… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
It is man's vision of a world fit for rational, civilized humanity which leads him to dare and to suffer to build… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Saints, it has been said, are the sinners who go on trying. So free men and women are the oppressed who go… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Among the basic freedoms to which men aspire that their lives might be full and uncramped, freedom from fear stands out as… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that 'if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort,… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
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… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Of course I regret not having been able to spend time with my family. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
“In one of her letters she writes: Some have questioned the appropriateness of talking about such matters as metta (loving-kindness) and thissa (truth) in… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Burmese authors and artists can play the role that artists everywhere play. They help to mold the outlook of a society - not the… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
A most insidious form of fear is that which masquerades as common sense or even wisdom, condemning as foolish, reckless, insignificant or futile the… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image