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.

I haven't heard any music on the BBC World Service in a long time. Maybe I'm listening at the wrong times. But not one single piece of music.

Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.

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

You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.

My attitude is, do as much as I can while I'm free. And if I'm arrested I'll still do as much as I can.

In Burma, we have only about four percent of the people in our country who are (college) graduates. So can we not value the majority? No, we must. If we just value the graduates, then does that mean our people are not valuable? I don't believe that. What is important is we need right people in right positions.