People ask me about what sacrifices I've made. I always answer: I've made no sacrifices, I've made choices.
Aung San Suu KyiRead
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. We work for what we want. I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor, so we work to try and bring about the situation that is necessary for the country, and we are confident that we will get to the negotiation table at one time or another. This is the way all such situations pan out even with the most truculent dictator.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Hope alone is insufficient; active effort is required to achieve desired outcomes.
In this quote, Aung San Suu Kyi emphasizes that mere hope does not lead to change or achievement. Instead, she advocates for the necessity of hard work and determination in striving toward goals, particularly in challenging political situations. She underscores the importance of taking action to create desirable circumstances, suggesting that only through endeavor can one genuinely earn the right to hope for a positive outcome.
Themes
HopeEndeavorActionSuccessMotivation
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech about perseverance in difficult times.
More from Aung San Suu Kyi
All quotes →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.
Aung San Suu KyiRead
This was the way I was brought up to think of politics, that politics was to do with ethics, it was to do with responsibility, it was to do with service, so I think I was conditioned to think like that, and I'm too old to change now.
Aung San Suu KyiRead
My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
Aung San Suu KyiRead
If you want to bring an end to long-standing conflict, you have to be prepared to compromise.
Aung San Suu KyiRead
Where there is no justice there can be no secure peace.
Aung San Suu KyiRead
Similar quotes
Start at the end and work back.
Neil ArmstrongRead
Yes, it is God who works in you. And, yes, there is work for you to do. Yes, the Spirit empowers you to do the work. And, yes, you do the work.
Francis ChanRead
It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.
Tom BrokawRead
Nothing is ever guaranteed, and all that came before doesn't predicate what you might do next.
Maya LinRead
There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.
Tony RobbinsRead
Find something you love to do. If you don't make money at it, at least you love going to work.
Mark CubanRead