#burma

The judiciary in Burma is not independent. It's widely known, everybody knows that. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#everybody #independent #judiciary #known #knows

What does Burma have to give the United States? We can give you the opportunity to engage with people who are ready and willing to change a society. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#change #does #engage #give #opportunity

With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#could #institutions #kind #law #progress

I don't want Burma to be a basket case forever. ↗

— Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

#burma #case #forever #i #want

In the 'Nike Economy,' there are no standards, no borders and no rules. Clearly, the global economy isn't working for workers in China and Indonesia and Burma any more than it is for workers here in the United States. ↗

— John J. Sweeney

#borders #burma #china #clearly #economy

When I was young and had no sense In far-off Mandalay I lost my heart to a Burmese girl As lovely as the day. Her skin was gold, her hair was jet, her teeth were ivory; I said, "For twenty silver pieces, Maiden, sleep with me." She looked at me, so pure, so sad, The loveliest thing alive, And in her lisping, virgin voice, Stood out for twenty-five. ↗

— George Orwell

#humor #love #sex #humor

My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#compassion-wisdom #inspirational #medicine #change

My mother used to say that rain here pours like a blessing, like a thick veil that parts to reveal the bride's face. But nearly every day, when this rain parted, it revealed a long line of soldiers, like you, like death, marching toward us, and we would scatter with a practiced silence and hide. ↗

— Mia Kirshner

#death #rain #refugees #soldiers #war

88. People wonder why so many writers come to live in Paris. I’ve been living ten years in Paris and the answer seems simple to me: because it’s the best place to pick ideas. Just like Italy, Spain.. or Iran are the best places to pick saffron. If you want to pick opium poppies you go to Burma or South-East Asia. And if you want to pick novel ideas, you go to Paris. ↗

— Roman Payne

#burma #creativity #expatriate #expatriot #expats

Be careful about Burma. Most people cannot remember whether it was Siam and has become Thailand, or whether it is now part of Malaysia and should be called Sri Lanka. ↗

— Alexander Cockburn

#be careful #become #burma #called #cannot