If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.

Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything about improving the lives of people.

My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty.

It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.

Kindness can change the lives of people.

There is no hope without endeavor.

There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.