Quote by Aung San Suu Kyi: “The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.”

Physical walls don't actually trap the human spirit — fear does. When you stop being controlled by what might happen to you, you become genuinely free. This is a profound idea from someone who chose house arrest over exile, proving she meant every word.

Suu Kyi was under house arrest in Rangoon when she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, unable to travel to Oslo to receive it. Myanmar was under military junta control following the violent suppression of the 1988 pro-democracy uprising. Her son accepted the prize on her behalf and read her lecture.

Burmese politician and former State Counsellor of Myanmar who led the National League for Democracy and spent years under house arrest for her pro-democracy activism. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. Her later years were marked by international controversy over her response to the Rohingya crisis.