Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything about improving the lives of people.

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

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

In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.

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).

I think corporations should give more attention to this suffering and should wait to invest until there is a responsible government in Burma. I do not think it is a good idea to separate economics from politics; in fact, I do not think economics can be separated from politics It's quite understandable that many business concerns think only about their own profits It's up to the public to put as much pressure as it can on these companies, through shareholder resolutions and public actions.

In a system which denies the existence of basic human rights, fear tends to be the order of the day. The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear. Never let fear prevent you from doing right.