Aung San Suu Kyi

I would like to have seen my sons growing up.

I don't believe in professional dissidents. I think it's just a phase, like adolescence.

If you want to bring an end to long-standing conflict, you have to be prepared to compromise.

All military regimes use security as the reason why they should remain in power. It's nothing original.

Confidence-building is not something that can go on forever. If it goes on forever then it becomes counterproductive.

All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people.

Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.

I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights.

The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations.

It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments.

Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.

I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma.