Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.

Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.

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

It is not a sacrifice, it's a choice. If you choose to do something, then you shouldn't say it's a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it

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.

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.

You have a great many things to do when you are under house arrest. On the one hand, it is more comfortable than sitting in prison; on the other hand, you have to look after a household, which is strenuous under such circumstances.