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There are many wonderful themes from 'Moana' that people discover, and I also hope they're inspired to go on their own journeys and to learn more about the Polynesian culture, because we're pretty great! I'm so proud of the people the filmmakers talked to - the Oceanic Trust.

~Auli'I Cravalho

Topics: About Also Because Culture Discover Filmmakers Go Great Hope Inspired Journeys Learn Many More Own People Pretty Proud Talked Themes Trust Wonderful

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Human beings want to be free and however long they may agree to stay locked up, to stay oppressed, there will come a time when they say 'That's it.' Suddenly they find themselves doing something that they never would have thought they would be doing, simply because of the human instinct that makes them turn their face towards freedom.

~Aung San Suu Kyi

Topics: Agree Because Beings Come Doing Face Find Free Freedom However Human Human Beings Instinct Locked Locked Up Long Makes May Never Oppressed Say Simply Something Stay Suddenly Them Themselves They Say Thought Time Towards Turn Up Want Will Would

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If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before you get to checkmate. And simply because you do not make any checkmate in three moves does not mean it's stalemate. There's a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.

~Aung San Suu Kyi

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Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it.

~Aung San Suu Kyi

Topics: About Anything Avoid Because Blatant Could Dangerous Democracy Dictatorship Doing Gives More Opportunity Parody People Sometimes Than Think I Think

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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.

~Aung San Suu Kyi

Topics: Because Generation Interested Not Interested People Perception Politics Response Surprised Than Those Young Young People Younger

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If you choose to do something, then you shouldn't say it's a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it.

~Aung San Suu Kyi

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I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That's not a dirty work you know. Some people think that there are something wrong with politicians. Of course, something wrong with some politicians.

~Aung San Suu Kyi

Topics: Active Because Course Dirty Know Look Myself People Politically Politician Politicians Should Some Some People Something Think Work Wrong You I Think

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I learned to work on a computer years before I was placed under house arrest. Fortunately I had two laptops when I was under house arrest - one an Apple and one a different operating system. I was very proud of that because I know how to use both systems.

~Aung San Suu Kyi

Topics: Apple Arrest Because Before Both Computer Different Fortunately Had House How Know Laptops Learned Operating Operating System Placed Proud System Systems Two Use Very Work Years

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If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith.

~Aung San Suu Kyi

Topics: Advocate Because Blind Blind Faith Cautious Encourage Faith Future Optimism Want

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I'm not the only one working for democracy in Burma - there are so many people who have worked for it because they believe that this is the only way we can maintain the dignity of our people.

~Aung San Suu Kyi

Topics: Because Believe Burma Democracy Dignity Maintain Many Only Our Our People People So Many People Way Who Worked Working

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