In Burma, our main goal in amending the constitution is not to phase out the military from politics. Our main point is to put the constitution in line with international standards and norms.

You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.

It is not power that corrupts but fear.

Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.

Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace. Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.

We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.

It is not a sacrifice, it's a choice. If you choose to do something, then you shouldn't say it's a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it

The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear

By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.

I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable.

To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others. Even the briefest touch of kindness can lighten a heavy heart. Kindness can change the lives of people.

I wanted to feel less.To not be burdened by emotion, To not feel sadness, To not know loss.I envied the inanimate, The trees that stand proudly in winter, Not missing their leaves.

What you habitually think largely determines what you will ultimately become.

I'm sure when the times comes, there will be tears, but there are other avenues that I am embracing with much more passion these days.

He that is gone so far as to cut the claws of the lion, will not feel himself quite secure, until he has also drawn his teeth.

My lab and academic work fill my day from about 9 am to 7 p.m. Then I zoom out the lens to work on my other writing.

Nobody's as good as you when you do what you do. I need you to own the time that comes with that.

I admire Obama, and I like him. I think he has a great deal of talent. He should be applauded for his eloquence and for his ability to motivate millions.

The stability of the State depends upon the readiness of every citizen to subordinate his rights to those of the rest.

That's when it really came together for me that I was in a Bond film, to have my own spy car!

Tell me of a happy memory, Zarek. One thing in your life that was good. (Astrid) You. (Zarek)