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"Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all the wars in history."

"And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction."

"If you take it step by step, you shall least miss a step!"

"You may not have finished today but the work you did got you closer than if you would have done nothing."

"The step that we are on is only a step to the next place, and no step regardless of how massive is ever a destination."
Explore more quotes by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

"I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested in politics."

"When we think of the state of the economy, we are not thinking in terms of money flow. We are thinking in terms of the effect on everyday lives of people."

"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."

"We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build up their own country themselves."

"Confidence-building is not something that can go on forever. If it goes on forever then it becomes counterproductive."

"I have been free for more than a month. Some people may think that that is long enough. Others may think that that is not quite long enough."

"We are not out to boast that there is so much percentage of growth per year. Our real concern is how it affects the lives of people, the future of our country."

"There is so much that we need to do for our country. I don't think that we can afford to wait."
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