I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own. -Aung San Suu Kyi Alone
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 Peace
If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith. -Aung San Suu Kyi Future
My attitude is, do as much as I can while I'm free. And if I'm arrested I'll still do as much as I can. -Aung San Suu Kyi Attitude
If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith. -Aung San Suu Kyi Faith
One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country. -Aung San Suu Kyi Alone
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 War
Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential. -Aung San Suu Kyi Freedom
Human beings want to be free and however long they may agree to stay locked up, to stay oppressed, there will come a time when they say 'That's it.' Suddenly they find themselves doing something that they never would have thought they would be doing, simply because of the human instinct that makes them turn their face towards freedom. -Aung San Suu Kyi Freedom
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 Fear
I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism. -Aung San Suu Kyi Patriotism
The people have given me their support; they have given me their trust and confidence. My colleagues have suffered a lot in order to give me support. I do not look upon my life as a sacrifice at all. -Aung San Suu Kyi Trust
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 Attitude
The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence. -Aung San Suu Kyi Change
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 Power
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. -Aung San Suu Kyi Future
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 Power
