322 Quotes by Aung San Suu Kyi

It is not power that corrupts but fear.

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

Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps the more precious thing is the courage acquired through endeavor, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions, courage that could be described as 'grace under pressure'- grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure.

If ideas and beliefs are to be denied validity outside the geographical and cultural bounds of their origin, Buddhism would be confined to north India, Christianity to a narrow tract in the Middle East and Islam to Arabia.

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

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.

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.

It is essential to institute a legal framework that would ensure justice and improve the quality of life in Burma immediately, because the greatest suffering among the people at the moment is caused by lack of justice and lack of the rule of law.

Whatever help we may want from the international community now or in the future, we want to make sure that this help is tailored to help our people to help themselves.