It is essential to institute a legal framework that would ensure justice and improve the quality of life in Burma immediately, because the greatest suffering among the people at the moment is caused by lack of justice and lack of the rule of law.

Where there is no justice there can be no secure peace.

If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy. The people have to take part. They have to understand that they have the power to move things, and they must really commit themselves to change if they want it.

One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country.

If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.

Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.

I don't think you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight when you least expect it.