We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.

There have been many claims that [U.S.] sanctions have hurt Burma economically, but I did not agree with that point of view. If you look at reports by the IMF, for example, they make quite clear that the economic impact on Burma has not been that great. But I think the political impact has been very great and that has helped us in our struggle for democracy.

I was given some Harry Potter books by a young friend. I wanted to know why young people liked it so much. And I noted that there were some values in Harry Potter that are common to many books that are popular all over the world. In the end, I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.

As long as there is no law in Burma, any individual here can be arrested at any time.

When the Nobel Committee chose to honor me, the road I had chosen of my own free will became a less lonely path to follow.

I think I was the healthiest prisoner of conscience in the world.

Frankly, if you do politics, you should not be thinking about your dignity.