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

The Nobel Peace Prize opened up a door in my heart.

I'm rather inclined to liking people.

Jobless people will have no self-confidence. And they feel they are worthless because when you don't have a job you have to rely on someone.

The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations.

As the twentieth century draws to a close it has become obvious that material yardsticks alone cannot serve as an adequate measure of human well-being. Even as basic an issue as poverty has to be re-examined to take into account the psychological sense of deprivation that makes people feel poor.

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