Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes

It is not power that corrupts but fear.

War is not the only arena where peace is done to death.

Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of...

Within a system which denies the existence of basic human rights, fear tends to be the order of the ...

If you're feeling helpless, help someone. ”― Aung San Suu Kyi (from Freedom from Fear)

The search for scapegoats is essentially an abnegation of responsibility: it indicates an inability ...

If ideas and beliefs are to be denied validity outside the geographical and cultural bounds of their...

There is a special charm to journeys undertaken before daybreak in hot lands: the air is soft and co...

To view the opposition as dangerous is to misunderstand the basic concepts of democracy. To oppress ...

Some of the most relaxing weekends I have ever enjoyed were those I spent quietly with a sense of al...

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

Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose.

The Nobel Peace Prize opened up a door in my heart.

It is not power that corrupts but fear. The fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fe...

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

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

Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.

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

This was the way I was brought up to think of politics, that politics was to do with ethics, it was ...

Human beings want to be free and however long they may agree to stay locked up, to stay oppressed, t...

Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contrib...

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

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

The people have given me their support they have given me their trust and confidence. My colleagues ...

I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of ...

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

My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing a...

Whatever help we may want from the international community now or in the future, we want to make sur...

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

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

The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be ...

We are not out to boast that there is so much percentage of growth per year. Our real concern is how...

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

Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.

My attitude is, do as much as I can while I'm free. And if I'm arrested I'll still do as much as I c...

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

In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth, women are not merely tolerated but va...

One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country.