Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent. Aung San Suu Kyi on peace
War is not the only arena where peace is done to death. Aung San Suu Kyi on peace
The Nobel Peace Prize opened up a door in my heart. Aung San Suu Kyi on peace
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. Aung San Suu Kyi on peace
Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose. Aung San Suu Kyi on poetry
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. Aung San Suu Kyi on politics
Frankly, if you do politics, you should not be thinking about your dignity. Aung San Suu Kyi on politics
In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be. Aung San Suu Kyi on politics
In politics, you also have to be cautiously optimistic. Aung San Suu Kyi on politics
The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same. The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged. Aung San Suu Kyi on power
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. Aung San Suu Kyi on power
What does Burma have to give the United States? We can give you the opportunity to engage with people who are ready and willing to change a society. Aung San Suu Kyi on society
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. Aung San Suu Kyi on war
War is not the only arena where peace is done to death. Aung San Suu Kyi on war
I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That's not a dirty work you know. Some people think that there are something wrong with politicians. Of course, something wrong with some politicians. Aung San Suu Kyi on work
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. Aung San Suu Kyi on work
The quintessential revolution is that of the spirit, born of an intellectual conviction of the need for change in those mental attitides and values which shape the course of a nation's development. A revolution whichaims merely at changing official policies and institutions with a view to an improvement in material conditions has little chance of genuine success. Without a revolution in spirit, the forces which had produced inequities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of reform and regeneration. It is not enough merely to call for freedom, democracy and human rights. There has to be a united determination to persevere in the struggle, to make sacrifices in the name of enduring truths, to resist the corrupting influences of desire, ill will, ignorance, and fear. Aung San Suu Kyi on change