Human rights and rule of law are inseparably connected.

I felt that it was my duty not to senselessly waste my time. And since I didn't want to waste my time, I tried to accomplish as much as possible.

The terms of the 2008 constitution [which ensures the military will continue to be the ultimate authority] could not benefit Burma in the long run. I think this constitution should be revised.

I don't seem to have time to breathe. Everything's happening so quickly, and so much is happening all the time.

Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose.

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

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.