Nancy Banks Smith Anthropology Quotes


If you do nothing you get nothing. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 131
You cannot compromise unless people talk to you. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 98
Fires of suffering and strife are raging around the world. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 87
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 Uncategorized 87
What I have experienced is nothing compared to what political prisoners in prisons suffer. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 82
As long as there is no law in Burma, any individual here can be arrested at any time. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 81
To be forgotten, is to die a little. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 78
I think I was the healthiest prisoner of conscience in the world. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 73
Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 67
I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 66
Books always help. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 64
I think, if you have enough inner resources, then you can live in isolation for long periods of time and not feel diminished by it. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 62
I am prepared to talk with anyone. I have no personal grudge toward anybody. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 60
Suffering degrades, embitters and enrages. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 59
I was a bit of a coward when I was small. I was terribly frightened of the dark. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 57
I knew some of the army quite well. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 56
The judiciary must be strengthened and released from political interference. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 54
With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 53
All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 52
It could achieve a lot if everyone in Burma could stop saying something is good if it is not good, or say something is just if it is not just. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 49
Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything about improving the lives of people. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 49
I was heartened that people everywhere want certain basic freedoms, even if they live in a totally different cultural environment. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 48
No, I was never afraid. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 47
Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 46
Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 45
If I were the blushing kind, I would blush to be called a hero. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 45
I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 44
I could listen to the radio and I had access to books from time to time. Not all the time. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 40
I look forward to trying the Internet. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 39
When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 38
If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 38
I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 37
I only used a cell phone for the first time after I was released. I had difficulty coping with it because it seemed so small and insubstantial. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 36
One should mature over 20 years. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 35
When the Nobel Committee chose to honor me, the road I had chosen of my own free will became a less lonely path to follow. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 35
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. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 35
I wish people wouldn't think of me as a saint – unless they agree with the definition of a saint that a saint's a sinner who goes on trying. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 35
By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 33
I would like to have seen my sons growing up. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 33
When I was under house arrest, it was the BBC that spoke to me – I listened. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 33
I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 32
There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 32
Sanctions are not really an economic weapon. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 31
I am not unaware of the saying that more tears have been shed over wishes granted than wishes denied. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 30
I felt that it was my duty not to senselessly waste my time. And since I didn't want to waste my time, I tried to accomplish as much as possible. Aung San Suu Kyi Uncategorized 30

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