Aung San Suu Kyi Long Quotations

I haven't heard any music on the BBC World Service in a long time. Maybe I'm listening at the wrong times. But not one single piece of music.

In terms of the history of a far reaching movement, 20 years is not that long.

As long as there is no law in Burma, any individual here can be arrested at any time.

I think, if you have enough inner resources, then you can live in isolation for long periods of time and not feel diminished by it.

If you want to bring an end to long-standing conflict, you have to be prepared to compromise.

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.

I can say with absolute confidence that the general public of Burma would be very little affected, if at all, by sanctions. So far, the kind of investments that have come in have benefited the public very little indeed. If you have been in Burma long enough, you will be aware of the fact that a small elite has developed that is extremely wealthy. Perhaps they would be affected, but my concern is not with them but with the general public.

The peace of our world is indivisible. As long as negative forces are getting the better of positive forces anywhere, we are all at risk.