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
Religion is about increasing peace and harmony in the world. ... People of all different religions should be given the opportunity to… — 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
To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others. Even the briefest touch… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
What does Burma have to give the United States? We can give you the opportunity to engage with people who are ready… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
We do need great change in Burma. We are trying to build a new society, a society where basic human rights are… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Whatever help we may want from the international community now or in the future, we want to make sure that this help… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
People need security of the mind. Why do they want democracy? Because it can give them freedom and security in a balanced… — 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
It is essential to institute a legal framework that would ensure justice and improve the quality of life in Burma immediately, because… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
A lot of the roads, bridges, railways, and such are built through the use of forced labor, and that is causing the… — 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
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
There is nothing to compare with the courage of ordinary people whose names are unknown and whose sacrifices pass unnoticed. The courage… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
People should be concerned about installing a more sensible, responsible government. What we [the burmese] need is a government that is accountable… — 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
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
When we think of the state of the economy, we are not thinking in terms of money flow. We are thinking in… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I'm not the only one working for democracy in Burma - there are so many people who have worked for it because… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I wish people wouldn't think of me as a saint - unless they agree with the definition of a saint that a… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I've always said that the most important thing is job creation. Jobs will earn people money and build self-confidence. — 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 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
It is incorrect to say there have been no reforms at all in Burma; there have of course been reforms, but we… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
The people have given me their support; they have given me their trust and confidence. My colleagues have suffered a lot in… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in the world. Kindness, can… — 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
Leaders of political parties need to keep in contact with the people; that's what it's all about. If violence were to erupt,… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
After I was released, people used to keep asking me, 'what's it like to be free? And it was very difficult for… — 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
We must contemplate what the meaning of being "educated" is. Some people think a person with plenty of degrees is an educated… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they've got to go about it themselves - they can't… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Because of rampant inflation, living standards have been dropping for the great majority of the population. The people are poorer because standards… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
European and American companies companies do create jobs for some people but what they're mainly going to do is make an already… — 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
Among the basic freedoms to which men aspire that their lives might be full and uncramped, freedom from fear stands out as… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Regime is made up of people, so I do put faces to regimes and governments, so I feel that all human beings… — 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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share
I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share
![“People should be concerned about installing a more sensible, responsible government. What we [the burmese] need is a government that is accountable and transparent, so that the people know what it is doing and can judge for themselves whether or not they like what is being done.” quote by Aung San Suu Kyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbc/aung-san-suu-kyi-922_being-done_people-should-be-concerned-about-install_2206462.jpg)
