I think it's time for the Army to understand that power should be enshrined in the people if we are to be… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
At the moment I would like to emphasize the need for vocational training, for non-formal education in Burma to help all those… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Jobless people will have no self-confidence. And they feel they are worthless because when you don't have a job you have to… — 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
There is no intrinsic virtue to law and order unless 'law' is equated with justice and 'order' with the discipline of a… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That's not a dirty work you know.… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
As the twentieth century draws to a close it has become obvious that material yardsticks alone cannot serve as an adequate measure… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
In the end, I think people prefer the good to win rather than the bad. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Young people drift away from society because, in many cases, they have no hope or goals. So, hope will have to be… — 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
I think when the people in Burma stop thinking about whether or not they're free, it'll mean that they're free. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Those who have to face persistent political persecution become highly politicized. Our lives take on a rhythm different from those who, on… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
People must have freedom and at the same time they must have security. They must not be using freedom to fight with… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I still oppose "Visit Myanmar Year," and I would ask tourists to stay away. Burma is not going to run away. They… — 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
I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
It is not easy for a people conditioned by fear under the iron rule of the principle that might is right to… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
My opinion is the greatest reward that any government could get is the approval of the people. If the people are happy… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I was heartened that people everywhere want certain basic freedoms, even if they live in a totally different cultural environment. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I was given some Harry Potter books by a young friend. I wanted to know why young people liked it so much.… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want. — 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
