Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose.

Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose.

I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.

Early childhood development has proved to be very beneficial and very cost-effective in societies where this is been tried. So let's not confine ourselves to primary education. Let's think of early childhood development and education as a whole.

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

I've never thought of myself as being particularly brave - I used to be frightened of the dark when I was small. And I'm not very good with dead rats and things like that. But I face what has to be faced and I hope as best as I'm able.

Burmese political culture lacks an understanding of negotiated compromise. We have to build up that kind of culture.