To have compromise you must first have dialog. That is the true path of democracy.

I don't seem to have time to breathe. Everything's happening so quickly, and so much is happening all the time.

My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.

A lot of the roads, bridges, railways, and such are built through the use of forced labor, and that is causing the people great suffering. What we put into this in the form of human suffering is not worth what comes out of it.

I learned to work on a computer years before I was placed under house arrest. Fortunately I had two laptops when I was under house arrest - one an Apple and one a different operating system. I was very proud of that because I know how to use both systems.

I think there's a need for the participation of the military for the stability of the transformation period of Burma. If the military and the people do unite together for the sake of our country, we can reach the development of our country in a very short time.

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