Top 129 Quotes & Sayings by Burmese Authors - Page 2
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I felt that it was my duty not to senselessly waste my time. And since I didn't want to waste my time, I tried to accomplish as much as possible.
If you choose to do something, then you shouldn't say it's a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it.
Regime is made up of people, so I do put faces to regimes and governments, so I feel that all human beings have the right to be given the benefit of the doubt, and they also have to be given the right to try to redeem themselves if they so wish.
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.
Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything about improving the lives of people.
The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations.
I've been repeating ad nauseam that we in Burma, we are weak with regard to the culture of negotiated compromises, that we have to develop the ability to achieve such compromises.
The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence.
Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.
The Nobel Peace Prize opened up a door in my heart.
I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That's not a dirty work you know. Some people think that there are something wrong with politicians. Of course, something wrong with some politicians.
There is so much that we need to do for our country. I don't think that we can afford to wait.
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.
I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism.
Sanctions and boycotts would be tied to serious political dialogue.
Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
I am not unaware of the saying that more tears have been shed over wishes granted than wishes denied.
By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.
My opinion is the greatest reward that any government could get is the approval of the people. If the people are happy and the people are at peace and the government has done something for them, that's the greatest reward I think any government could hope for.
Once serious political dialogue has begun, the international community can assume that we have achieved genuine progress along the road to real democratisation.
Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
It doesn't seem right for anybody to get so much attention.
I don't believe in professional dissidents. I think it's just a phase, like adolescence.
I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny.
It could achieve a lot if everyone in Burma could stop saying something is good if it is not good, or say something is just if it is not just.
We will not change in matters of policy until such time as dialogue has begun.
I could listen to the radio and I had access to books from time to time. Not all the time.
I saw many aspects of the country which I needed to see in order that I might know what we need to do.
I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma.
After all it was my father who founded the Burmese army and I do have a sense of warmth towards the Burmese army.
I think, if you have enough inner resources, then you can live in isolation for long periods of time and not feel diminished by it.
I've always been strongly on the side of non-violence.
Of course I regret not having been able to spend time with my family.
I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons.
I'm not the only one working for democracy in Burma - there are so many people who have worked for it because they believe that this is the only way we can maintain the dignity of our people.
The judiciary must be strengthened and released from political interference.
Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose.
I'm feeling a little delicate.
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.
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 you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight when you least expect it.
I'm rather inclined to liking people.
The best way to help Burma is to empower the people of Burma, to help us have enough self-confidence to obtain what we want for ourselves.
Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
I was a bit of a coward when I was small. I was terribly frightened of the dark.
Books always help.
We are not out to boast that there is so much percentage of growth per year. Our real concern is how it affects the lives of people, the future of our country.
I don't want Burma to be a basket case forever.
I wish people wouldn't think of me as a saint - unless they agree with the definition of a saint that a saint's a sinner who goes on trying.
This was the way I was brought up to think of politics, that politics was to do with ethics, it was to do with responsibility, it was to do with service, so I think I was conditioned to think like that, and I'm too old to change now.
Fires of suffering and strife are raging around the world.
At this age, I should be leading a quiet life.
In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.
In terms of the history of a far reaching movement, 20 years is not that long.
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.
One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country.
In the end, I think people prefer the good to win rather than the bad.
One should mature over 20 years.