Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.

We achieve everything by our efforts alone. Our fate is not decided by an almighty God. We decide our own fate by our actions. You have to gain mystery over yourself. It is not a matter of sitting back and accepting.

A revolution simply means great change, significant change, and that's how I'm defining it - great change for the better, brought about through non-violent means.

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

We cannot be caught in the bond of suspicion. We have to carry out what we should be doing with a firm determination.

Burmese authors and artists can play the role that artists everywhere play. They help to mold the outlook of a society - not the whole outlook and they are not the only ones to mold the outlook of society, but they have an important role to play there. And I think if they take up this role seriously and link it to the kind of changes were wish to bring about in our country they could be a tremendous help.

Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.