Quotes By Aung San Suu Kyi

I'm rather inclined to liking people.

As long as there is no law in Burma, any individual here can be arrested at any time.

I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny.

Fires of suffering and strife are raging around the world.

The judiciary in Burma is not independent. It's widely known, everybody knows that.

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

Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.

The best way to help Burma is to empower the people of Burma, to help us have enough self-confidence to obtain what we want for ourselves.

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

Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security can only come out of unity within a country where there are so many ethnic nationalities.

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.

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 democracy process provides for political and social change without violence.

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.