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

When the Nobel Committee chose to honor me, the road I had chosen of my own free will became a less lonely path to follow.

As long as there is no law in Burma, any individual here can be arrested at any time.

I still oppose "Visit Myanmar Year," and I would ask tourists to stay away. Burma is not going to run away. They should come back to Burma at a time when it is a democratic society where people are secure - where there is justice, where there is rule of law. They'll have a much better time. And they can travel around Burma with a clear conscience.

Peace, development, and justice are all connected to each other. We cannot talk about economic development without talking about peace. How can we expect economic development in a battlefield?

If suffering were an unavoidable part of our existence, we should try to alleviate it as far as possible in practical, earthly ways.

In Burma, our main goal in amending the constitution is not to phase out the military from politics. Our main point is to put the constitution in line with international standards and norms.