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
Perhaps Singapore could learn from us a more relaxed way of life.
History is always changing.
Freedom must be demanded and defended, by those who have been denied it and by those who are already free
When the Nobel Committee chose to honor me, the road I had chosen of my own free will became a less lonely path to follow.
When I was under house arrest, it was the BBC that spoke to me - I listened.
What does Burma have to give the United States? We can give you the opportunity to engage with people who are ready and willing to change a society.
I was a bit of a coward when I was small. I was terribly frightened of the dark.
I would like to have seen my sons growing up.
I'm feeling a little delicate.
I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma.
In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.
In politics, you also have to be cautiously optimistic.
In terms of the history of a far reaching movement, 20 years is not that long.
Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose.