Top 129 Quotes by Aung San Suu Kyi

I feel that the BBC World Service is not as versatile as it used to be - or perhaps I'm not listening at the right times.

Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything about improving the lives of people.

It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments.

History is always changing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I'm rather inclined to liking people.

Dissidents can't be dissidents forever; we are dissidents because we don't want to be dissidents.