In Burma, under the present Constitution, the Army can always take over all parts of government if they think this is necessary. so until the Army comes out clearly and consistently in support of the democratic process we cannot say that it's irreversible. But I don't think we need fear a reversal too much either.

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.

I do not look upon my life as a sacrifice at all.

What I have experienced is nothing compared to what political prisoners in prisons suffer.

Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything about improving the lives of people.

The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.

As the twentieth century draws to a close it has become obvious that material yardsticks alone cannot serve as an adequate measure of human well-being. Even as basic an issue as poverty has to be re-examined to take into account the psychological sense of deprivation that makes people feel poor.