#al

I was a bit of a coward when I was small. I was terribly frightened of the dark. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#coward #dark #frightened #i #small

I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#better #burma #community #coordinated #democracy

If I were the blushing kind, I would blush to be called a hero. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#blushing #called #hero #i #kind

In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#feel #frightened #general #more #participating

In politics, you also have to be cautiously optimistic. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#cautiously #optimistic #politics #you

More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they've got to go about it themselves - they can't depend on a particular person, i.e. me, to do all the work. They are less easy to fool than they used to be, they now know what's going on all over the world. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#change #depend #easy #especially #fool

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

#approval #could #done #get #government

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

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#anything #bringing #country #democracy #genuine

People keep saying I've changed. I used to be confrontational. But I'm - I haven't changed. It was - it's just that circumstances have changed. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#circumstances #confrontational #haven #i #just

Sanctions are not really an economic weapon. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#really #sanctions #weapon