What we are lacking in Burma is an independence effective judiciary, and unless we have all three of the democratic institutions - strong and healthy, we cannot say that our democratic processes (is complete).

We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build up their own country themselves.

Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.

What I have experienced is nothing compared to what political prisoners in prisons suffer.

Even if you feel fear, you still have to go ahead and do what you believe in.

The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.

That's not how politics works - sometimes things move in a rather imperceptible way. There are no fireworks, and then comes a time when change comes unexpectedly. Sometimes change comes with a lot of fireworks, but not always.