Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose.
It is not power that corrupts but fear.
War is not the only arena where peace is done to death.
The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same. The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.
My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
A family is very special. So when a family splits up, it's not good, it's never good.
Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism.
The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.
Of course I regret not having been able to spend time with my family.
Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.
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.
My attitude is, do as much as I can while I'm free. And if I'm arrested I'll still do as much as I can.
I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights.
Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country.
I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.
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...
We are not out to boast that there is so much percentage of growth per year. Our real concern is how it affects the lives of people, the future of our country.