Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose. Aung San Suu Kyi More Quotes by Aung San Suu Kyi More Quotes From Aung San Suu Kyi We're nowhere near democracy. I've been released, that's all. Aung San Suu Kyi womendemocracy 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. Aung San Suu Kyi strugglefatherpeople I don't want Burma to be a basket case forever. Aung San Suu Kyi basketswantforever The judiciary in Burma is not independent. It's widely known, everybody knows that. Aung San Suu Kyi judiciaryburmaindependent Fires of suffering and strife are raging around the world. Aung San Suu Kyi sufferingfireworld Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security can only come out of unity within a country where there are so many ethnic nationalities. Aung San Suu Kyi governmentresponsibilitycountry The judiciary must be strengthened and released from political interference. Aung San Suu Kyi judiciaryinterferencepolitical Some of the best indicators of a country developing along the right lines are healthy mothers giving birth to healthy children who are assured of good care and a sound education that will enable them to face the challenges of a changing world. Aung San Suu Kyi mothercountrychildren The provision of basic material needs is not sufficient to make minority groups and indigenous peoples feel they are truly part of the greater national entity. For that they have to be confident that they too have an active role to play in shaping the destiny of the state that demands their allegiance. Aung San Suu Kyi groupsdestinyplay 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. Aung San Suu Kyi believepeoplethinking 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 passionmilitaryfall Freedom must be demanded and defended, by those who have been denied it and by those who are already free. Aung San Suu Kyi deniedhas-beens Art history is always changing too. Aung San Suu Kyi It cannot be doubted that in most countries today women, in comparison to men, still remain underprivileged. Aung San Suu Kyi todaymencountry 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. Aung San Suu Kyi everydaypeoplethinking There is no intrinsic virtue to law and order unless 'law' is equated with justice and 'order' with the discipline of a people satisfied that justice has been done. Aung San Suu Kyi disciplinelaworder I don't believe in professional dissidents. I think it's just a phase, like adolescence. Aung San Suu Kyi phasesbelievethinking I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi effortdemocracycommunity I was a bit of a coward when I was small. I was terribly frightened of the dark. Aung San Suu Kyi frightenedcowarddark I think I was the healthiest prisoner of conscience in the world. Aung San Suu Kyi prisonerworldthinking
