It is not power that corrupts but fear.

Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.

It is incorrect to say there have been no reforms at all in Burma; there have of course been reforms, but we still need to do more for the people. To become a democratic society we have to continually be reforming.

I think I was the healthiest prisoner of conscience in the world.

When I was under house arrest, it was the BBC that spoke to me - I listened.

I was heartened that people everywhere want certain basic freedoms, even if they live in a totally different cultural environment.

The best way to deal with AIDS is through education. So we need a really widespread AIDS education program. In fact, what we need in Burma is education of all kinds - political, economic, and medical. AIDS education would be just part of a whole program for education, which is so badly needed in our country.