Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.

I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested in politics.

I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.

Freedom must be demanded and defended, by those who have been denied it and by those who are already free.

Burma is not yet a full-fledged democracy. We have started working on the road to full democracy. We have a lot of things to do in order to build a democratic structure and to be become a full-fledged democracy.

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

The four basic ingredients for success are: you must have the will to want something; you must have the right kind of attitude; you must have perseverance, and then you must have wisdom. Then you combine these four and then you get to where you want to get to.