Aung San Suu Kyi

Sanctions are not really an economic weapon.

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

In the end, I think people prefer the good to win rather than the bad.

Burmese authors and artists can play the role that artists everywhere play. They help to mold the outlook of a society - not the whole outlook, and they are not the only ones to mold the outlook of society, but they have an important role to play there.

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

In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.

I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable.

No, I was never afraid.

I'm rather inclined to liking people.

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.

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

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