I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.

Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world... Kindness can change the lives of people.

If the restrictions on the work of my party and on me personally are not removed in the very, very near future - that is in a matter of days - I think the United States should start thinking seriously of sanctions. This is really about as bad as it has ever been.

I feel that the BBC World Service is not as versatile as it used to be - or perhaps I'm not listening at the right times.

European and American companies companies do create jobs for some people but what they're mainly going to do is make an already wealthy elite wealthier, and increase its greed and strong desire to hang on to power. So immediately and in the long run, these companies - harm the democratic process a great deal.

To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others. Even the briefest touch of kindness can lighten a heavy heart. Kindness can change the lives of people.

I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma.