--- title: "8 Myanmar Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Myanmar quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Myanmar sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/najib-razak-12066_diplomacy_for-many-years-myanmar-s-leadership-was_710923.jpg" --- > [For many years, Myanmar's leadership was largely shut out from the world of international diplomacy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/najib-razak/for-many-years-myanmar-s-leadership-was-largely-shut-out-from-the/) [Najib Razak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/najib-razak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/najib-razak-12066_diplomacy_for-many-years-myanmar-s-leadership-was_710923.jpg) > [Democracy in Myanmar cannot be achieved with discrimination and gross violations of human rights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winnie-byanyima/democracy-in-myanmar-cannot-be-achieved-with-discrimination-and-gross/) [Winnie Byanyima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winnie-byanyima/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/396/winnie-byanyima-4582_democracy_democracy-in-myanmar-cannot-be-achieved_1914614.png) > [“After a year or two, the long term expats won’t see the beggars the same way. After a year or two, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-hodges/after-a-year-or-two-the-long-term-expats-won-t-see-the-beggars-the/) [Craig Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-hodges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/craig-hodges-75202_burma_after-a-year-or-two-the-long-term-expats_2260997.jpg) > [For many decades, Myanmar was on the receiving end of very public diplomatic scoldings, often backed up by sanctions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/najib-razak/for-many-decades-myanmar-was-on-the-receiving-end-of-very-public/) [Najib Razak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/najib-razak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ed/najib-razak-12066_backed_for-many-decades-myanmar-was-on-the-rece_2457031.jpg) > [You most likely know it as Myanmar, but it will always be Burma to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-hurley/you-most-likely-know-it-as-myanmar-but-it-will-always-be-burma-to-me/) [John O'Hurley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-hurley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/john-o-hurley-55213_burma_you-most-likely-know-it-as-myanmar-but-i_2573485.png) > [“China has gone on a logging orgy outside its borders, often illegally, to procure logs from Indonesia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-r-brown/china-has-gone-on-a-logging-orgy-outside-its-borders-often-illegally/) [Lester R. Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-r-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/520/lester-r-brown-14706_amazon_china-has-gone-on-a-logging-orgy-outside_2619835.jpg) > [One big difference between our situation in Myanmar and other situations around the world is that we're not just trying to achieve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thein-sein/one-big-difference-between-our-situation-in-myanmar-and-other/) [Thein Sein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thein-sein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b74/thein-sein-43306_achieve_one-big-difference-between-our-situation_2685968.jpg) > [Workers in Myanmar must have an effective remedy when their rights are violated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharan-burrow/workers-in-myanmar-must-have-an-effective-remedy-when-their-rights/) [Sharan Burrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharan-burrow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/sharan-burrow-4687_effective_workers-in-myanmar-must-have-an-effectiv_2800690.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/myanmar/#itemlist", "name": "Myanmar Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For many years, Myanmar's leadership was largely shut out from the world of international diplomacy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Najib Razak" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/najib-razak/for-many-years-myanmar-s-leadership-was-largely-shut-out-from-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/najib-razak-12066_diplomacy_for-many-years-myanmar-s-leadership-was_710923.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/najib-razak-12066_diplomacy_for-many-years-myanmar-s-leadership-was_710923.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/najib-razak-12066_diplomacy_for-many-years-myanmar-s-leadership-was_710923.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For many years, Myanmar's leadership was largely shut out from the world of international diplomacy.” — Najib Razak", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Democracy in Myanmar cannot be achieved with discrimination and gross violations of human rights.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Winnie Byanyima" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winnie-byanyima/democracy-in-myanmar-cannot-be-achieved-with-discrimination-and-gross/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/396/winnie-byanyima-4582_democracy_democracy-in-myanmar-cannot-be-achieved_1914614.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/396/winnie-byanyima-4582_democracy_democracy-in-myanmar-cannot-be-achieved_1914614.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/396/winnie-byanyima-4582_democracy_democracy-in-myanmar-cannot-be-achieved_1914614.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Democracy in Myanmar cannot be achieved with discrimination and gross violations of human rights.” — Winnie Byanyima", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“After a year or two, the long term expats won’t see the beggars the same way. After a year or two, the cheeky young monks won’t make them smile. After a year or two, the newest restaurant opening won’t pull them in. To preserve they will withdraw and settle. They will come to accept the limits of it all. The hype won’t bother them. The promise won’t motivate them. 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And now Chinese logging firms are moving into the Amazon and Congo Basin.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lester R. Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-r-brown/china-has-gone-on-a-logging-orgy-outside-its-borders-often-illegally/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/520/lester-r-brown-14706_amazon_china-has-gone-on-a-logging-orgy-outside_2619835.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/520/lester-r-brown-14706_amazon_china-has-gone-on-a-logging-orgy-outside_2619835.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/520/lester-r-brown-14706_amazon_china-has-gone-on-a-logging-orgy-outside_2619835.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“China has gone on a logging orgy outside its borders, often illegally, to procure logs from Indonesia…” — Lester R. 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