Even if you feel fear, you still have to go ahead and do what you believe in.

If you feel helpless, go help someone.

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.

All right, your knees may be knocking but that shouldn't prevent you from going ahead and doing what you need to do.

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.

That's not how politics works - sometimes things move in a rather imperceptible way. There are no fireworks, and then comes a time when change comes unexpectedly. Sometimes change comes with a lot of fireworks, but not always.

Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.