I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always. — 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
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
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
Despotic governments do not recognize the precious human component of the state, seeing its citizens only as a faceless, mindless -- and… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
If the restrictions on the work of my party and on me personally are not removed in the very, very near future… — 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
The provision of basic material needs is not sufficient to make minority groups and indigenous peoples feel they are truly part of… — 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
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
When I was in London a Kachin youth criticized me for not condemning the Burmese military for their offensive in Kachin State.… — 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
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
