Jobless people will have no self-confidence. And they feel they are worthless because when you don't have a job you have to rely on someone.

It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear.

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.

The provision of basic material needs is not sufficient to make minority groups and indigenous peoples feel they are truly part of the greater national entity. For that they have to be confident that they too have an active role to play in shaping the destiny of the state that demands their allegiance.

If you're feeling helpless, help someone.

What does Burma have to give the United States? We can give you the opportunity to engage with people who are ready and willing to change a society.

Some of the most relaxing weekends I have ever enjoyed were those I spent quietly with a sense of all work to date completed, and an absorbing mystery.