When I was under house arrest, it was the BBC that spoke to me – I listened.
I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.
When the Nobel Committee chose to honor me, the road I had chosen of my own free will became a less lonely path to follow.
We’re nowhere near democracy. I’ve been released, that’s all.
I’m not the only one working for democracy in Burma – there are so many people who have worked for it because they believe that this is the only way we can maintain the dignity of our people.
I don’t want Burma to be a basket case forever.
I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested in politics.
We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build up their own country themselves.
Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions.
There is a special charm to journeys undertaken before daybreak in hot lands: the air is soft and cool and the coming of dawn reveals a landscape fresh from the night dew.
Sometimes I didn’t even have enough money to eat. I became so weak from malnourishment that my hair fell out, and I couldn’t get out of bed.
Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.
One person alone can’t do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country.
The judiciary in Burma is not independent. It’s widely known, everybody knows that.
The Nobel Peace Prize opened up a door in my heart.
War is not the only arena where peace is done to death.
All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people.
The French say that to part is to die a little. To be forgotten too is to die a little. It is to lose some of the links that anchor us to the rest of humanity.
All military regimes use security as the reason why they should remain in power. It’s nothing original.