C4F Quotes

9 of famous Aung San Suu Kyi quotes  on peace and politics to empower the leader in you. Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author and Nobel laureate who was sentenced to four years of imprisonment for incitement and breaching coronavirus regulations. However, the ruling military junta leaders have reduced the term of her detention to two years on grounds of humanity in her current location. 1. ON CREATING PEACE “My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace – it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty.” 2. ON PHILANTHROPY “By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.” 3. ON WIELDING POWER “It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power co...

FREEDOM! (I’m) talking about Freedom! Peace and liberty A land of  Freedom! Love and equality Freedom! Is what we need to see! Maya Angelou said it So, it has to be The caged bird sings But it is not free. Pretending for money Won’t make it be. There is no substitute For being free. Freedom for you Freedom for me Freedom!  For every ethnicity! Freedom! For both gay and straight Freedom! For all, we can’t wait. Always there are thieves Who would steal your rights. They exist on the left And they exist on the right. They get paid to rob you And never let you be If you aren’t vigilant You’re never really free. Freedom! Before someone kills it. Freedom! Because the country wills it! Freedom! Saw The Liberty Bell crack. Freedom! It’s yours if you take it back. Democracy is a concept And we have to protect it. Money-making crooks Will try to make you reject it. They tell you everything Will end up just fine Because freedom cuts in To their bottom profit line. (I’m) talking about Fre...

Freedom Freedom is life Freedom is oxygen Without freedom the soul will die Freedom is water Without freedom the body will die of thristy Freedom is the right to express Without freedom there will be no free speech Freedom is wisdom Without freedom there will be no goodness Freedom is to live Without freedom is to die Freedom is happiness Without freedom is Sorrow Be free like a bird, like a bird which never worries about tomorrow Be free like flower, a beautiful flower which spreads happiness with its beauty Be free like a fish and swim through this ocean of this world  Fear and power are the shackles which keep freedom in solitary confinement, Break the shackles of fear using Courage and bravery which gives birth to a child called Freedom Freedom is to bring the inner child outside Freedom is to break the ice of conventional wisdom Freedom is to breath free and walk in the sky towards the lights Freedom is not free, it has to be fought for. Freedom is not easy, it has be endured ...

Freedom is like OXYGEN…   You don’t know how precious it is until it is too late.    Freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery. – Wayne Dyer May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is RIGHT. – Peter Marshall Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. -Viktor E. Frankl  The secret of happiness is FREEDOM. The secret of freedom is COURAGE. – Carrie Jones Those who deny freedom to others DO NOT deserve it for themselves. – Abraham Lincoln You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at PEACE unless he has his FREEDOM. – Malcolm X The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion. – Albert Camus Freedom is never more than one generation away from ext...

Happy International Women's Day The 8th of March is recognized as International women’s Day all over the world to reflect the contribution of every single woman to society. The World has made a lot of advancements in every area, including technology, but still, no country has attained gender equality. International women’s day 2022 celebrates the expression ‘Each for equal’. Beginning from its inception, the events to start such a celebration aligns with the order as follows. In 1908 women in the New York city has started fighting for better pay shorter hours and voting rights. They took it off to the streets that later became a cause for the famous women’s labor movement in the US. The very next year, under the socialist party of America, the world’s first National women’s day was celebrated on the 28th of February. During the international conference of working women in 1910 at Copenhagen, an idea to celebrate international women’s day to fight for women’s rights was put forwar...

The 14th Dalai Lama The 14th  Dalai Lama, known as Gyalwa Rinpoche to the Tibetan people, is the current Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader and former head of state of Tibet. Born : July 6, 1935 (age 87 years), Taktser, China Full name : Lhamo Thondup Residence : McLeod Ganj, India Influenced by : Gautama Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi, 13th Dalai Lama, 5th Dalai Lama, Je  Tsongkhapa Awards : Nobel Peace Prize, German Media Prize, Lantos Human Rights Prize The 14th Dalai Lama :  His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people. He was born in a small village called Taktser in northeastern Tibet. Born to a peasant family, His Holiness was recognized at the age of two, in accordance with Tibetan tradition, as the reincarnation of his predecessor the 13th Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lamas are the manifestations of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, who chose to reincarnate to serve the people. Dalai Lama means Ocean of Wisdom. ...

Five Democratic Leaders that Fought Dictatorship in their Country September 15 has been celebrated every year as the International Day of Democracy since 2007. The beauty of democracy lies in the fact that it is not restricted to one mould. It is a universal value born out of the “freely-expressed will" of people. But then democracy was something that was under siege for the longest time in various historical periods. Speaking of democracy, what comes to mind is the struggle that people have undergone to achieve it against the intense dictatorial regime. As opposed to democratic leadership (which is participative that involves multiple people’s right to decision-making process for the well-being of a nation), in the case of dictatorship we have seen what happens when unbridled power falls into the hands of ruthless tyrannical dictators like Genghis Khan, Timur, Napolean, Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini. On the occasion of international democracy day, let’s find out about 5 democratic le...

4 Motivational Speeches about Life Motivational speeches   can provide a fresh perspective, reignite motivation and inspire change. Whether you’re looking for a little more ‘fire’ in your motivation level, or your big goals and dreams have become a little too buried under ‘real life’, inspirational speeches are a great way to help. The best motivational speakers are able to explain their obstacles, their failures and their successes in a simple, thought provoking way. 1. Randy Pausch: Last Lecture ‘Achieving Your Childhood Dreams’ Speech   “The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.” “The key question to keep asking is, “Are you spending your time on the right things?” “Time is all you have, and you may find one day t...