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
Confidence-building is not something that can go on forever. If it goes on forever then it becomes counterproductive.
Interpretation
Confidence should be nurtured but not overindulged; excessive confidence can hinder growth.
Aung San Suu Kyi emphasizes the importance of balance in building confidence. While fostering self-assurance is crucial for personal and professional development, allowing it to continue unchecked can lead to negative consequences, such as complacency or overconfidence, ultimately hindering progress and growth.
In practice
In a team meeting discussing project progress, this quote can highlight the need for a balanced approach to confidence.
People ask me about what sacrifices I've made. I always answer: I've made no sacrifices, I've made choices.
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.
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.
My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
If you want to bring an end to long-standing conflict, you have to be prepared to compromise.
Where there is no justice there can be no secure peace.
Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives, the cumulative experience of many masters of craftsmanship. Quality also marks the search for an ideal after necessity has been satisfied and mere usefulness achieved.
When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick
I find writing extremely difficult. I usually have to drag myself to my desk, mainly because I doubt myself. And it's getting harder because I want to improve with every book.
The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow.
If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not stored away in any golden ghettos, you will gain a sense of continuity and of the possibility for a full life.
A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it an apostle is hardly likely to look out.
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