Aung San Suu Kyi

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If I was afraid of being killed, I would never speak out against the government.

A family is very special. So when a family splits up, it's not good, it's never good.

If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith.

Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.

My opinion is the greatest reward that any government could get is the approval of the people. If the people are happy and the people are at peace and the government has done something for them, that's the greatest reward I think any government could hope for.

My attitude is, do as much as I can while I'm free. And if I'm arrested I'll still do as much as I can.

My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty.

Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.

Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.

Of course I regret not having been able to spend time with my family.

For me, 'revolution' simply means radical change.

War is not the only arena where peace is done to death.

I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.

At this age, I should be leading a quiet life.

I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don't believe in people just hoping.

Human beings want to be free and however long they may agree to stay locked up, to stay oppressed, there will come a time when they say 'That's it.' Suddenly they find themselves doing something that they never would have thought they would be doing, simply because of the human instinct that makes them turn their face towards freedom.

I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.

History is always changing.

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.

Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.

Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose.

Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.

If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.

Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.

The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.

One wants to be together with one's family. That's what families are about.

I don't think you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight when you least expect it.

In terms of the history of a far reaching movement, 20 years is not that long.

One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country.

The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence.

Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.