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.

I feel that the BBC World Service is not as versatile as it used to be - or perhaps I'm not listening at the right times.

Early childhood development has proved to be very beneficial and very cost-effective in societies where this is been tried. So let's not confine ourselves to primary education. Let's think of early childhood development and education as a whole.

I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.

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

Even if you feel fear, you still have to go ahead and do what you believe in.

A lot of the roads, bridges, railways, and such are built through the use of forced labor, and that is causing the people great suffering. What we put into this in the form of human suffering is not worth what comes out of it.