I've always been strongly on the side of non-violence. Also, I think that if you use the wrong means, the ends themselves get distorted.

I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma.

It is not easy for a people conditioned by fear under the iron rule of the principle that might is right to free themselves from the enervating miasma of fear. Yet even under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man.

To abolish fear correctly is to nurture law and order.

In terms of the history of a far reaching movement, 20 years is not that long.

The education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a more caring, tolerant, just and peaceful life for all.

I was given some Harry Potter books by a young friend. I wanted to know why young people liked it so much. And I noted that there were some values in Harry Potter that are common to many books that are popular all over the world. In the end, I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.