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

Beware of overconcern for money, or position, or glory. Someday you will meet a man who cares for none of these things. Then you will know how poor you are.

I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all i knew); Theirs names are What and Why and When And How And Where and Who.

A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition

Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.

This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.

If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs, and blaming you. The world will be yours and everything in it, what's more, you'll be a man, my son.

I am by nature a dealer in words, and words are the most powerful drug known to humanity.

The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.

There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.

Never look backwards or you'll fall down the stairs.

Cherish sunsets, wild creatures and wild places. Have a love affair with the wonder and beauty of the earth.

Of course, I peed my pants, everyone my age pees their pants. It's the coolest.

The nation doesn't simply need what we have. It needs what we are.

I was extremely lucky. I had some huge crashes and yet I am still here, thanks to God.

Instead of the animistic, mechanistic, or the mathematical universe, we see the genetic, organic, holistic universe.

Say no to an ephemeral, superficial and throwaway culture, a culture that assumes that you are incapable of taking on responsibility and facing the great challenges of life!

God, our genes, our environment, or some stupid programmer keying in code at an ancient terminal - there's no way free will can ever exist if we as individuals are the result of some external cause.

I swayed into him, drawn to his obsessive and insatiable raw need for me, which reflected the depth of my need for him

It is often too late by the time the government reacts.

The delight we inspire in others has this enchanting peculiarity that, far from being diminished like every other reflection, it returns to us more radiant than ever.