We have been making constant efforts, all the time, to start dialogue with the SLORC, but you know it takes two. We… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I don't think you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
The main aim of the [political] dialogue should be to resolve the problems of the nation, not to find who is the… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Burmese political culture lacks an understanding of negotiated compromise. We have to build up that kind of culture. — 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
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
The [Burmese] government appears to be more interested in stamping out political activity than drug addiction. Very few university students on the… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Sanctions and boycotts would be tied to serious political dialogue. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Investment that only goes to enrich an already wealthy elite bent on monopolizing both economic and political power cannot contribute toward égalité… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I do not like to encourage personalized politics, so we would not like it to be thought that just because certain political… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
What I have experienced is nothing compared to what political prisoners in prisons suffer. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Democracy, like liberty, justice and other social and political rights, is not "given", it is earned through courage, resolution and sacrifice. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
The judiciary must be strengthened and released from political interference. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
There have been many claims that [U.S.] sanctions have hurt Burma economically, but I did not agree with that point of view.… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Some believe that the only way to remove the authoritarian regime and replace it with a democratic one is through violent means.… — 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
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
Once serious political dialogue has begun, the international community can assume that we have achieved genuine progress along the road to real… — 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