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.

In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth women are not merely "tolerated", they are valued.

Part of our struggle is to make the international community understand that we are a poor country not because there is an insufficiency of resources and investment, but because we are deprived of the basic institutions and practices that make for good government.

When you think of Buddhism, you're likely to think of peace and tranquility.

Jobless people will have no self-confidence. And they feel they are worthless because when you don't have a job you have to rely on someone.

The best way to help Burma is to empower the people of Burma, to help us have enough self-confidence to obtain what we want for ourselves.

Human rights and rule of law are inseparably connected.