"In order for us human beings to commit ourselves personally to the inhumanity of war, we find it necessary first to dehumanize our opponents, which is in itself a violation of the beliefs of all religions. Once we characterize our adversaries as beyond the scope of God's mercy and grace, their lives lose all value. "
"War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other's children."
She was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, but was under arrest and thus unable to attend the ceremony
"Sometimes I didn't even have enough money to eat. I became so weak from malnourishment that my hair fell out, and I couldn't get out of bed. " (Under house arrest)
"The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations."
"Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to
realize their full potential. "
"A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons."
"Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are."
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together."
"We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low."
"We stand here today as nothing more than a representative of the millions of our people who dared to rise up against a social system whose very essence is war, violence, racism, oppression, repression and the impoverishment of an entire people."
"After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb."
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."
Message on the 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz
"Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create."
"The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish."
"Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song."
"Freedom is indivisible...When one man is enslaved, all are not free."
"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind."
"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. "
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
"It is curious -- curious that physical courage should be so
common in the world,
and moral courage so rare."
"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
