If you want to bring an end to long-standing conflict, you have to be prepared to compromise.
Aung San Suu KyiIf the restrictions on the work of my party and on me personally are not removed in the very, very near future - that is in a matter of days - I think the United States should start thinking seriously of sanctions. This is really about as bad as it has ever been.
Aung San Suu KyiI've always been strongly on the side of non-violence. Also, I think that if you use the wrong means, the ends themselves get distorted.
Aung San Suu KyiI've always thought that the best solution for those who feel helpless is for them to help others.
Aung San Suu KyiI've always said that the most important thing is job creation. Jobs will earn people money and build self-confidence.
Aung San Suu KyiIndia and Burma have been close friends since the days we were struggling for independence. And I'm a great admirer of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, and all those leaders of India's independence movement. I would like to believe the aspirations and hopes we shared in the past will continue to bind us in the future.
Aung San Suu Kyi