“I suppose home is, for me, more of a state of mind. It's really more of about being where I want to be with people I care about.”
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“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, ie 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.”
“We do need great change in Burma. We are trying to build a new society, a society where basic human rights are respected, and where our people enjoy all the benefits of democratic institutions.”
“All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people.”
“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.”
“I think it's time for the Army to understand that power should be enshrined in the people if we are to be a genuine democracy and not in any particular institution or organisation.”
“A lot of the roads, bridges, railways, and such are built through the use of forced labor, and that is causing the people great suffering. What we put into this in the form of human suffering is not worth what comes out of it.”
“I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don't believe in people just hoping.”
“I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.”
“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.”
“We must make democracy the popular creed...If we should fail to do this, our people are bound to suffer... That is what my father said. It is the reason why I am participating in this struggle.”
“Religion is about increasing peace and harmony in the world. ... People of all different religions should be given the opportunity to pursue good in their own way.”
“I wish people wouldn't think of me as a saint - unless they agree with the definition of a saint that a saint's a sinner who goes on trying.”
“After I was released, people used to keep asking me, 'what's it like to be free? And it was very difficult for me to answer. I'd always felt free. As far as my state of mind was concerned, I didn't feel any different...People ask me about what sacrifices I've made. I always answer: I've made no sacrifices, I've made choices.”
“It is the love of ordinary people, in Burma, in Japan or anywhere else in the world, for justice and peace and freedom that is our surest defense against the forces of unreason and extremism.”
“I was heartened that people everywhere want certain basic freedoms, even if they live in a totally different cultural environment.”
“In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.”
“People need security of the mind. Why do they want democracy? Because it can give them freedom and security in a balanced way.”
“Young people drift away from society because, in many cases, they have no hope or goals. So, hope will have to be given to the young.”
“I've always said that the most important thing is job creation. Jobs will earn people money and build self-confidence.”