I think I was the healthiest prisoner of conscience in the world.
At this age, I should be leading a quiet life.
For me, 'revolution' simply means radical change.
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.
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.
All military regimes use security as the reason why they should remain in power. It's nothing original.
All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people.
Sanctions are not really an economic weapon.
The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence.
A family is very special. So when a family splits up, it's not good, it's never good.
I am not unaware of the saying that more tears have been shed over wishes granted than wishes denied.
The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same. The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.
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.
People must work in unison.
I feel that the BBC World Service is not as versatile as it used to be - or perhaps I'm not listening at the right times.
Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
After all it was my father who founded the Burmese army and I do have a sense of warmth towards the Burmese army.