When I was under house arrest, it was the BBC that spoke to me - I listened. Aung San Suu Kyi More Quotes by Aung San Suu Kyi More Quotes From Aung San Suu Kyi The greatest gift for an individual or a nation... was abhaya, fearlessness, not merely bodily courage but absence of fear from the mind. Aung San Suu Kyi individual absence mind Where there is no justice there can be no secure peace. Aung San Suu Kyi secure justice The best way to help Burma is to empower the people of Burma, to help us have enough self-confidence to obtain what we want for ourselves. Aung San Suu Kyi self-confidence empowering people 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 underprivileged viewpoints power I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny. Aung San Suu Kyi destiny perfect giving War is not the only arena where peace is done to death. Wherever suffering is ignored, there will be the seeds of conflict, for suffering degrades and embitters and enrages. Aung San Suu Kyi done suffering war I felt that it was my duty not to senselessly waste my time. And since I didn't want to waste my time, I tried to accomplish as much as possible. Aung San Suu Kyi wasting-my-time waste want To the best of my knowledge, no war was ever started by women. But it is women and children who have always suffered most in situations of conflict. Aung San Suu Kyi conflict war children We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build up their own country themselves. Aung San Suu Kyi empowering country people The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence. Aung San Suu Kyi democracy political change Lasting solutions are always difficult to come to. But they will have to persevere. 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. Aung San Suu Kyi persevere compromise culture Human rights and rule of law are inseparably connected. Aung San Suu Kyi connected rights law In Burma, our main goal in amending the constitution is not to phase out the military from politics. Our main point is to put the constitution in line with international standards and norms. Aung San Suu Kyi phases military goal If you want to bring an end to long-standing conflict, you have to be prepared to compromise. If either or both sides insist on getting everything that they want - that is to say 100 percent of their demands to be met, then there can never be a settlement. Aung San Suu Kyi demand want long You have a great many things to do when you are under house arrest. On the one hand, it is more comfortable than sitting in prison; on the other hand, you have to look after a household, which is strenuous under such circumstances. Aung San Suu Kyi house hands looks I'm not the only one working for democracy in Burma - there are so many people who have worked for it because they believe that this is the only way we can maintain the dignity of our people. Aung San Suu Kyi democracy believe people That's not how politics works - sometimes things move in a rather imperceptible way. There are no fireworks, and then comes a time when change comes unexpectedly. Sometimes change comes with a lot of fireworks, but not always. Aung San Suu Kyi sometimes way moving I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own. Aung San Suu Kyi ifs sometimes thinking In Burma, we need to improve education in the country - not only primary education, but secondary and tertiary education. Our education system is very very bad. But, of course, if you look at primary education, we have to think in terms of early childhood development that's going back to before the child is born - making sure the mother is well nourished and the child is properly nurtured. Aung San Suu Kyi mother country children The best way to deal with AIDS is through education. So we need a really widespread AIDS education program. In fact, what we need in Burma is education of all kinds - political, economic, and medical. AIDS education would be just part of a whole program for education, which is so badly needed in our country. Aung San Suu Kyi political country way
