The important thing is Burma needs to end the civil war and for this to happen both sides must want to end the war.

Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.

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.

My opinion is the greatest reward that any government could get is the approval of the people. If the people are happy and the people are at peace and the government has done something for them, that's the greatest reward I think any government could hope for.

Early childhood development has proved to be very beneficial and very cost-effective in societies where this is been tried. So let's not confine ourselves to primary education. Let's think of early childhood development and education as a whole.

All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people.

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