Aung San Suu Kyi

People must work in unison.

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.

More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they've got to go about it themselves - they can't depend on a particular person, i.e. me, to do all the work. They are less easy to fool than they used to be, they now know what's going on all over the world.

I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested in politics.

Once serious political dialogue has begun, the international community can assume that we have achieved genuine progress along the road to real democratisation.

We are not out to boast that there is so much percentage of growth per year. Our real concern is how it affects the lives of people, the future of our country.

When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons.

With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.

I am prepared to talk with anyone. I have no personal grudge toward anybody.