Aung San Suu Kyi

I've been repeating ad nauseam that we in Burma, we are weak with regard to the culture of negotiated compromises, that we have to develop the ability to achieve such compromises.

Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.

I knew some of the army quite well.

When we think of the state of the economy, we are not thinking in terms of money flow. We are thinking in terms of the effect on everyday lives of people.

I think when the people in Burma stop thinking about whether or not they're free, it'll mean that they're free.

Frankly, if you do politics, you should not be thinking about your dignity.

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

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 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.

The Nobel Peace Prize opened up a door in my heart.

I think, if you have enough inner resources, then you can live in isolation for long periods of time and not feel diminished by it.

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