Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes

The things that divide us in politics are infinitesimal compared with the dignity of our common humanity.

If only we could accept that there is no difference between us where human values are concerned. Whatever sex.

We see you. We stand with you.

Our shared values define us more than our differences. And acknowledging those shared values can see us through our challenges today if we have the wisdom to trust in them again.

If tolerance is the best we can do in this moment, then by all means let's be tolerant. But by stopping there, by merely tolerating each other, we miss so much.

I am a universalist, passionately devoted to the cause of equality within the human family.

You make yourself broad. You make yourself appealing. 'Hey, y'all, I'm cool with everybody.' That's my message.

What I really want to say: That what the world really needs is a real feeling of kinship. Everybody: stars, laborers, Negroes, Jews, Arabs. We are all brothers.

I'm a fully paid-up member of the human race.

We were united not only by political respect for each other, but also by deep mutual sympathy as people.

I refuse to allow any man-made differences to separate me from any other human beings.

There are realities we all share, regardless of our nationality, language, or individual tastes. As we need food, so do we need emotional nourishment: love, kindness, appreciation, and support from others.

We're a diverse society, and I think the TV is doing a great job in showing that we're all human beings, that we can all get along, that we can all be together, and I think that's a marvelous thing.

One of the lines from my books is about having respect for different minds, and if I had to have an epitaph at this point in my life, that would be it.

Pluralism, democracy, unity, respect all mean nothing because on the ground, we hate each other

We must bring unity of spirit and purpose and condemn hatred and division wherever we see it.

The goal of my shows, my interviews, my business, my philanthropy, all of it, whatever ventures I might pursue, would be to make clear that what unites us is ultimately far more redeeming and compelling than anything that separates me.

All actors are my brothers and my sisters. It ain't cool to compare or disparage them. It ain't polite.

Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's always been a part of my life.

We simply must find ways both to bridge the differences that still seem to divide us and focus on the things that we share.

Let's set aside our political and ideological differences and take a moment to love our families, hug our children, parents and grandparents and through love and respect, strengthen the bonds that made us the greatest nation on Earth.

If we want to change this culture of hate and bigotry, every one of us must stand up and speak with one voice to condemn it, because an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.

Cooperation and respect for each other will advance the cause of human rights worldwide. Confrontation, vilification, and double standards will not.

Finding common ground means reaching out with respect and aloha - despite the issues that divide us, despite the hurt, despite the fear - and recognize what unites us as human beings.

I pray with my whole soul that the divide-and-conquerers among us will not triumph over us. We need each other in this world so desperately.