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
Aung San Suu Kyi quotes about
After all it was my father who founded the Burmese army and I do have a sense of warmth towards the Burmese army.
Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything about improving the lives of people.
I am not unaware of the saying that more tears have been shed over wishes granted than wishes denied.
I could listen to the radio and I had access to books from time to time. Not all the time.
I don't believe in professional dissidents. I think it's just a phase, like adolescence.
I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.
I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism.
At this age, I should be leading a quiet life.
Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security can only come out of unity within a country where there are so many ethnic nationalities.
What I have experienced is nothing compared to what political prisoners in prisons suffer.
There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
To be forgotten, is to die a little.
For me, 'revolution' simply means radical change.
The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence.