We must all work together if we are all to live together in unity and harmony.

There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.

To be forgotten, is to die a little.

Challenges mean opportunities as well.

I think, if you have enough inner resources, then you can live in isolation for long periods of time and not feel diminished by it.

The terms of the 2008 constitution [which ensures the military will continue to be the ultimate authority] could not benefit Burma in the long run. I think this constitution should be revised.

Some believe that the only way to remove the authoritarian regime and replace it with a democratic one is through violent means. I would like to set the precedent of political change through political settlement, not through violence.