Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi,is a Burmese social democratic stateswoman, politician, diplomat and author who serves as the First and incumbent State Counsellor and Leader of the National League for Democracy. She is also the first female Minister of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar and the Minister of President's Office in President Htin Kyaw's Cabinet, and from 2012 to 2016 was a Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Kawhmu Township...
NationalityBurmese
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth19 June 1945
CountryMyanmar
I have been free for more than a month. Some people may think that that is long enough. Others may think that that is not quite long enough.
I don't think I have achieved anything that I can really be proud of.
Burmese authors and artists can play the role that artists everywhere play. They help to mold the outlook of a society - not the whole outlook, and they are not the only ones to mold the outlook of society, but they have an important role to play there.
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.
There is so much that we need to do for our country. I don't think that we can afford to wait.
A family is very special. So when a family splits up, it's not good, it's never good.
You cannot compromise unless people talk to you.
In the end, I think people prefer the good to win rather than the bad.
We will not change in matters of policy until such time as dialogue has begun.
Dissidents can't be dissidents forever; we are dissidents because we don't want to be dissidents.
I've always been strongly on the side of non-violence.
I think when the people in Burma stop thinking about whether or not they're free, it'll mean that they're free.
I've never thought of myself as being particularly brave - I used to be frightened of the dark when I was small. And I'm not very good with dead rats and things like that. But I face what has to be faced and I hope as best as I'm able.
When you think of Buddhism, you're likely to think of peace and tranquility.