Aung San Suu Kyi

When the Nobel Committee chose to honor me, the road I had chosen of my own free will became a less lonely path to follow.

In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth women are not merely "tolerated", they are valued.

It could achieve a lot if everyone in Burma could stop saying something is good if it is not good, or say something is just if it is not just.

If I was afraid of being killed, I would never speak out against the government.

It is his capacity for self-improvement and self-redemption which most distinguishes man from the mere brute.

In the end, I think people prefer the good to win rather than the bad.

I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.

One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country.

If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.

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.

You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.

Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.

I think I was the healthiest prisoner of conscience in the world.

I am not unaware of the saying that more tears have been shed over wishes granted than wishes denied.

I was heartened that people everywhere want certain basic freedoms, even if they live in a totally different cultural environment.

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.

Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.

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.

As you look at me and listen to me, please remember the often repeated truth that one prisoner of conscience is one too many.

We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.

I don't think I have achieved anything that I can really be proud of.