Quotes from Aung San Suu Kyi

Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.

The important thing is fear should not control your actions. It should not dictate what you do.

Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.

Please use your freedom to promote ours.

I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.

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

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.

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.