Burma Quotes

Burma Quote of the day

Bursts of gold on lavender melting into saffron. It's the time of day when the sky looks like it has been spray-painted by a graffiti artist.

It is not power that corrupts but fear.

Be careful about Burma. Most people cannot remember whether it was Siam and has become Thailand, or whether it is now part of Malaysia and should be called Sri Lanka.

I will not leave Burma until the cross is planted here forever.

This is Burma, and it will be quite unlike any land you know about.

I claim we got a hell of a beating. We got run out of Burma and it is as humiliating as hell. I think we ought to find out what caused it, go back and retake it.

Clearly, the Global Economy isn't working for workers in China and Indonesia and Burma any more than it is for workers here in the United States.

Give me fifty DC-3's and the Japanese can have the Burma Road.

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.

My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.

What does Burma have to give the United States? We can give you the opportunity to engage with people who are ready and willing to change a society.

There are no Rohingya among the races [in Burma]. We only have Bengalis who were brought for farming [during British rule].

You most likely know it as Myanmar, but it will always be Burma to me.

Nearly everywhere Buddhism went, there had been a higher level of literacy, even in miserable Burma, not to mention Thailand and Sri Lanka.

With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.

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.

I don't want Burma to be a basket case forever.

The judiciary in Burma is not independent. It's widely known, everybody knows that.

Like, Mission Of Burma to me always sounded almost like they were part of the British Arty New Wave. I kind of like that. I like not being able to tell the difference.

Burma evoked the lost Kenyan soldiers who served in the war. You never hear about them. There were a significant number of casualties, men who never came back home. But they're never commemorated.

I've got enough money to live where I want, but I don't want to move.Go out and have sexual adventures in Burma.

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.

Everyone's a singer now, thanks to karaoke, for better and for much worse. But the live band is now becoming ancient history in Thailand, Cambodia, and Burma.

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.

I love Southeast Asia. As a child, I lived in that part of the world. My first time in Burma was in 1958 with my parents.

What people in Burma need is a democratic federal Burma that guarantees autonomy, rights and protection for all, regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion or race.

An earthquake is such fun when it is over.

In Moulmein, in lower Burma, I was hated by large numbers of people - the only time in my life that I have been important enough for this to happen to me.

This week I've travelled more than 15,000 miles from America to China to Burma to Australia. I have no idea what time it is right now.

How about Burma, Somalia, Afghanistan, Libya, our streets, our neighborhoods, our own minds. We don't have to look far - and we should look far as well.

The important thing is Burma needs to end the civil war and for this to happen both sides must want to end the war.

The terms of the 2008 constitution [which ensures the military will continue to be the ultimate authority] could not benefit Burma in the long run. I think this constitution should be revised.

It is the love of ordinary people, in Burma, in Japan or anywhere else in the world, for justice and peace and freedom that is our surest defense against the forces of unreason and extremism.

As long as there is no law in Burma, any individual here can be arrested at any time.

I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma.

We do need great change in Burma. We are trying to build a new society, a society where basic human rights are respected, and where our people enjoy all the benefits of democratic institutions.

I urge North Koreas leaders to reflect on Burmas experience. While the work of reform is ongoing, Burma has already broken out of isolation and opened the door to a far better future for its people.

If you can't change it don't worry about it.