The [Burmese] government appears to be more interested in stamping out political activity than drug addiction. Very few university students on the campus could get away with engaging in political activities, but they seem to be able to get away with taking drugs. We have heard that it is very easy to obtain drugs on the university campuses.

Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world... Kindness can change the lives of people.

Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.

It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments.

Fires of suffering and strife are raging around the world.

If suffering were an unavoidable part of our existence, we should try to alleviate it as far as possible in practical, earthly ways.

To abolish fear correctly is to nurture law and order.