Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi

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As a Burmese politician (b. 1945), Aung San Suu Kyi is known for articulating ideas that others struggled to put into words. Aung San Suu Kyi's observations on Peace are as sharp as their thoughts on Government, revealing genuine breadth of mind. We feature 56 quotes from Aung San Suu Kyi spanning Peace, Government, Politics, Freedom, and Hope, making them one of the most prolific voices in our archive. Readers often gravitate to this one: "Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent."

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

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Family

All Quotes by Aung San Suu Kyi

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

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Age

“I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That's not a dirty work you know. Some people think that there are something wrong with politicians. Of course, something wrong with some politicians.”

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Work

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

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Alone

“History is always changing.”

— Aung San Suu Kyi

History

“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

Patriotism

“The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same. The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.”

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Power

“For me, 'revolution' simply means radical change.”

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Change

“In politics, you also have to be cautiously optimistic.”

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Politics

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

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Alone

“If I was afraid of being killed, I would never speak out against the government.”

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Government

“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

Hope

“If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith.”

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Faith

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

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Family

“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, simply because of the human instinct that makes them turn their face towards freedom.”

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Freedom

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

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Courage

“My opinion is the greatest reward that any government could get is the approval of the people. If the people are happy and the people are at peace and the government has done something for them, that's the greatest reward I think any government could hope for.”

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Government

“Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.”

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Dreams

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

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Age

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

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Best

“Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security can only come out of unity within a country where there are so many ethnic nationalities.”

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Government