There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.

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

Perhaps Singapore could learn from us a more relaxed way of life.

I don't believe in professional dissidents. I think it's just a phase, like adolescence.

When the Nobel Committee chose to honor me, the road I had chosen of my own free will became a less lonely path to follow.

The basis of democratic freedom is freedom of speech.

Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security can only come out of unity within a country where there are so many ethnic nationalities.