It is part of the unceasing human endeavor to prove that the spirit of man can transcend the flaws of his own nature.

All right, your knees may be knocking but that shouldn't prevent you from going ahead and doing what you need to do.

There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.

I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny.

Kindness can change the lives of people.

I do not like to encourage personalized politics, so we would not like it to be thought that just because certain political personalities were attacked, this means the situation is very grave. The true gravity of the situation comes from the fact that ordinary members of the NLD are repressed all the time. We don't want a completely paralyzed political organization, while a select few leaders are protected by international attention.

It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments.