“To the best of my knowledge, no war was ever started by women. But it is women and children who have always suffered most in situations of conflict.”

The quintessential revolution is that of the spirit, born of an intellectual conviction of the need for change in those mental attitudes and values which shape the course of a nation’s development.

With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.

Kindness can change the lives of people.

Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.

There’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.

How can you call it a sacrifice when you choose to do something because you believe in it?

Without a revolution of the spirit, the forces which produced the iniquities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of reform and regeneration.

Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.

Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.

You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.

I think in some ways it’s better to have the people of the world on your side than the governments of the world, even if governments can be more effective in certain directions.

I was given some Harry Potter books by a young friend. I wanted to know why young people liked it so much. And I noted that there were some values in Harry Potter that are common to many books that are popular all over the world. In the end,

The people have to take part. They have to understand that they have the power to move things, and they must really commit themselves to change if they want it.

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.

We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.

You must have perseverance, and then you must have wisdom. Then you combine these four and then you get to where you want to get to.

I had the best buffalo horse that ever made a track.

God often does His best work in us when He catches us by surprise and introduces a change that is completely against our own desire.

I have made an art form of the interview. The French are the best interviewers, despite their addiction to the triad, like all Cartesians.

And music the best friend of your mind.

You put all the other stuff aside and go out and do your job, and mine is to be the best I can be for my teammates.

It doesn’t matter what I think. It doesn’t matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins.

To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

I think sometimes in life the biggest challenges end up being the best things that happen in your life.