Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.

I'm not the only one working for democracy in Burma - there are so many people who have worked for it because they believe that this is the only way we can maintain the dignity of our people.

There should be no political prisoners in a democratic country.

Early childhood development has proved to be very beneficial and very cost-effective in societies where this is been tried. So let's not confine ourselves to primary education. Let's think of early childhood development and education as a whole.

Challenges mean opportunities as well.

The main aim of the [political] dialogue should be to resolve the problems of the nation, not to find who is the winner and who is the loser. That's not what it's all about. It's to try and find an answer that is acceptable to all parties concerned, which would of course require some give and take.

In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.