One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don't… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I saw many aspects of the country which I needed to see in order that I might know what we need to… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
We are not out to boast that there is so much percentage of growth per year. Our real concern is how it… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
There is so much that we need to do for our country. I don't think that we can afford to wait. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Burma wants to have good relations with our neighboring countries, China and India. I do believe the United States itself wants to… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I don't think any country can survive as a prosperous and dignified country unless there is rule of law. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Part of our struggle is to make the international community understand that we are a poor country not because there is an… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I think there's a need for the participation of the military for the stability of the transformation period of Burma. If the… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
It cannot be doubted that in most countries today women, in comparison to men, still remain underprivileged. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
In Burma, we need to improve education in the country - not only primary education, but secondary and tertiary education. Our education… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
As I travel through my country, people often ask me how it feels to have been imprisoned in my home -first for… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Burma is located between China, India, and South East Asia. So it is quite natural that a country wanting diplomatic relations with… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
In Burma, we have only about four percent of the people in our country who are (college) graduates. So can we not… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
The best way to deal with AIDS is through education. So we need a really widespread AIDS education program. In fact, what… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Some of the best indicators of a country developing along the right lines are healthy mothers giving birth to healthy children who… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I don't want to be president, but I want to be free to decide whether or not I want to be president… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
It's good to know that the people of different countries are really concerned and involved in the movement to help Burma. I… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Burmese authors and artists can play the role that artists everywhere play. They help to mold the outlook of a society -… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
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… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Of course I regret not having been able to spend time with my family. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
“In one of her letters she writes: Some have questioned the appropriateness of talking about such matters as metta (loving-kindness) and thissa (truth) in… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Burmese authors and artists can play the role that artists everywhere play. They help to mold the outlook of a society - not the… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
After all it was my father who founded the Burmese army and I do have a sense of warmth towards the Burmese army. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
A most insidious form of fear is that which masquerades as common sense or even wisdom, condemning as foolish, reckless, insignificant or futile the… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
