Aung San Suu Kyi

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. ”

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. ”