Top 129 Quotes by Aung San Suu Kyi

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.

If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith.

There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.

Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it.

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.

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

At this age, I should be leading a quiet life.

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.

I would like to have seen my sons growing up.

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.