Freedom must be demanded and defended, by those who have been denied it and by those who are already free.

In Burma, our main goal in amending the constitution is not to phase out the military from politics. Our main point is to put the constitution in line with international standards and norms.

The four basic ingredients for success are: you must have the will to want something; you must have the right kind of attitude; you must have perseverance, and then you must have wisdom. Then you combine these four and then you get to where you want to get to.

After all it was my father who founded the Burmese army and I do have a sense of warmth towards the Burmese army.

Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.

All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people.

A revolution simply means great change, significant change, and that's how I'm defining it - great change for the better, brought about through non-violent means.