Quotes by Activists

We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build up their own country themselves. Aung San Suu Kyi

People Will Country Build Own Our Our People Kind Qualifications Empower Enable Provide Up Want Them Themselves Strengthen

Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world. Aung San Suu Kyi

Best World Live Our Since

At this age, I should be leading a quiet life. Aung San Suu Kyi

Life Age Quiet Life Leading Quiet Should

Once serious political dialogue has begun, the international community can assume that we have achieved genuine progress along the road to real democratisation. Aung San Suu Kyi

Progress Political Community Assume Once Road Along Genuine Real Dialogue Begun Achieved International International Community Serious

Sanctions and boycotts would be tied to serious political dialogue. Aung San Suu Kyi

Political Would Would-Be Tied Boycott Dialogue Sanctions Serious

Democracy is when the people keep a government in check. Aung San Suu Kyi

Government Democracy People Check Keep

You cannot compromise unless people talk to you. Aung San Suu Kyi

You People Unless Compromise Talk Cannot

We will not change in matters of policy until such time as dialogue has begun. Aung San Suu Kyi

Time Change Will Matters Until Policy Dialogue Begun

There is so much that we need to do for our country. I don't think that we can afford to wait. Aung San Suu Kyi

Wait Country Think Our Afford Much Need

There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk. Aung San Suu Kyi

Time Talk Quiet

People must work in unison. Aung San Suu Kyi

Work People Must Unison

To be forgotten, is to die a little. Aung San Suu Kyi

Die Forgotten Little

War is not the only arena where peace is done to death. Aung San Suu Kyi

Death War Peace Only Arena Done Where

When I was under house arrest, it was the BBC that spoke to me - I listened. Aung San Suu Kyi

Me Spoke House Arrest Listened

More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they've got to go about it themselves - they can't depend on a particular person, i.e. me, to do all the work. They are less easy to fool than they used to be, they now know what's going on all over the world. Aung San Suu Kyi

Work Me Change Fool People World Depend Young Easy About More More People Over Particular Know Got Go Than Person Going Want Realising Young People Themselves Used Less Now

I learned to work on a computer years before I was placed under house arrest. Fortunately I had two laptops when I was under house arrest - one an Apple and one a different operating system. I was very proud of that because I know how to use both systems. Aung San Suu Kyi

Work Before System Systems Both Computer Had Know House Operating Operating System Learned Because Proud How Arrest Years Very Different Placed Use Fortunately Laptops Apple Two

After all it was my father who founded the Burmese army and I do have a sense of warmth towards the Burmese army. Aung San Suu Kyi

Army Father Sense Towards After Warmth Who Founded

I'm feeling a little delicate. Aung San Suu Kyi

Feeling Delicate Little

I'm rather inclined to liking people. Aung San Suu Kyi

People Rather Liking Inclined

Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival. Aung San Suu Kyi

Best Survival Humor Ingredients