Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.

All military regimes use security as the reason why they should remain in power. It's nothing original.

In Burma, we have only about four percent of the people in our country who are (college) graduates. So can we not value the majority? No, we must. If we just value the graduates, then does that mean our people are not valuable? I don't believe that. What is important is we need right people in right positions.

I haven't heard any music on the BBC World Service in a long time. Maybe I'm listening at the wrong times. But not one single piece of music.

What does Burma have to give the United States? We can give you the opportunity to engage with people who are ready and willing to change a society.

Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace. Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.

I feel that the BBC World Service is not as versatile as it used to be - or perhaps I'm not listening at the right times.