The search for scapegoats is essentially an abnegation of responsibility: it indicates an inability to assess honestly and intelligently the true nature of the problems which lie at the root of social and economic difficulties and a lack of resolve in grappling with them.

With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.

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

War is not the only arena where peace is done to death.

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

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.

Burma wants to have good relations with our neighboring countries, China and India. I do believe the United States itself wants to live in harmony with China and India. That's why we have to lay down political policies that are fair for everyone.