"History is always changing."

"In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be."

"Human beings want to be free and however long they may agree to stay locked up, to stay oppressed, there will come a time when they say 'That's it.' Suddenly they find themselves doing something that they never would have thought they would be doing, simply because of the human instinct that makes them turn their face towards freedom."

"My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty."

"The tapestry of existence shows us that every challenge is an invitation to grow stronger."

"The roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"To build a legacy, one must accept that every challenge is an invitation to grow stronger."

"Even before he came to power in 1997, Gordon Brown promised to change the accounts to parliament from simple litanies of cash in and cash out, to a more commercial system that took notice of the public property the departments were using. This system is known as resource accounting."