The best way to deal with AIDS is through education. So we need a really widespread AIDS education program. In fact, what we need in Burma is education of all kinds - political, economic, and medical. AIDS education would be just part of a whole program for education, which is so badly needed in our country.

We must contemplate what the meaning of being "educated" is. Some people think a person with plenty of degrees is an educated one. But I believe a person who can judge a situation correctly and make timely decisions is more important.

Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.

How can you call it a sacrifice when you choose to do something because you believe in it?

If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.

[T]here is a vast difference in the attitude of a man with a gun in his hand and that of one without a gun in his hand. When a man does not have a gun in his hand, or a woman for the matter, he or she tries harder to use his or her mind, sense of compassion, and intelligence to work out a solution.

When fear sets in, you don't trust others and when you don't trust anyone then you become selfish.