I only used a cell phone for the first time after I was released. I had difficulty coping with it because it seemed so small and insubstantial.

Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security can only come out of unity within a country where there are so many ethnic nationalities.

Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions.

Burma is located between China, India, and South East Asia. So it is quite natural that a country wanting diplomatic relations with our country would pay attention to who our regional neighbors are. It is not at all fair to ask a country to build relations with Burma but not take into account the situation in China. There is no way to think that taking the Chinese situation into consideration shows a disregard for Burma.

I don't think any country can survive as a prosperous and dignified country unless there is rule of law.

I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.

Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world... Kindness can change the lives of people.