Kindness can change the lives of people.

Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.

Peace, development, and justice are all connected to each other. We cannot talk about economic development without talking about peace. How can we expect economic development in a battlefield?

I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don't believe in people just hoping.

Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.

I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma.

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.