At this age, I should be leading a quiet life.
The Nobel Peace Prize opened up a door in my heart.
For me, 'revolution' simply means radical change.
Whatever help we may want from the international community now or in the future, we want to make sure that this help is tailored to help our people to help themselves.
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, some...
The people have given me their support they have given me their trust and confidence. My colleagues have suffered a lot in order to give me support. I do not look upon my life as a sacrifice at all.
Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace. Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
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...
Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.
In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth, women are not merely tolerated but valued."(From a speech read on video on August 31, 1995 before the NGO Forum on Women, Beijing, China)
The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence.
One wants to be together with one's family. That's what families are about.
I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny.
In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.
Frankly, if you do politics, you should not be thinking about your dignity.
Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
This was the way I was brought up to think of politics, that politics was to do with ethics, it was to do with responsibility, it was to do with service, so I think I was conditioned to think like tha...
If I was afraid of being killed, I would never speak out against the government.
I don't think you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight when you least expect it.