Quotes By Aung San Suu Kyi

More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they've got to go about it themselves - they can't depend on a particular person, i.e. me, to do all the work. They are less easy to fool than they used to be, they now know what's going on all over the world.

I don't think I have achieved anything that I can really be proud of.

All military regimes use security as the reason why they should remain in power. It's nothing original.

If you do nothing you get nothing.

I look forward to trying the Internet.

Suffering degrades, embitters and enrages.

I wish people wouldn't think of me as a saint - unless they agree with the definition of a saint that a saint's a sinner who goes on trying.

The Nobel Peace Prize opened up a door in my heart.

Sanctions are not really an economic weapon.

Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.

Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it.

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

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

Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.

I could listen to the radio and I had access to books from time to time. Not all the time.

People keep saying I've changed. I used to be confrontational. But I'm - I haven't changed. It was - it's just that circumstances have changed.

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

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

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

Frankly, if you do politics, you should not be thinking about your dignity.

To be forgotten, is to die a little.

If you choose to do something, then you shouldn't say it's a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it.

I haven't heard any music on the BBC World Service in a long time. Maybe I'm listening at the wrong times. But not one single piece of music.

The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations.

My attitude is, do as much as I can while I'm free. And if I'm arrested I'll still do as much as I can.

After all it was my father who founded the Burmese army and I do have a sense of warmth towards the Burmese army.

A family is very special. So when a family splits up, it's not good, it's never good.

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

People must work in unison.

I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons.