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" Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion. "

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" I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some anger comes. But it never lasts long. I always try to think at a deeper level, to find ways to console. "

" As a human being, anger is a part of our mind. Irritation also part of our mind. But you can do - anger come, go. Never keep in your sort of - your inner world, then create a lot of suspicion, a lot of distrust, a lot of negative things, more worry. "

" When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others. "

" The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk. "

" I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people. "

" I always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I'm telling people this, I myself continue with them combined. Hypocrisy! "

" I totally disagree with the view that the Tibet struggle will die, and there will be no hope for Tibet, after the Dalai Lama passes away. "

" As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there's no use. "

" I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis. "

" I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less. "

" All religions try to benefit people, with the same basic message of the need for love and compassion, for justice and honesty, for contentment. "

" Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future. "

" The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness. "

" I think there's every reason this 21st century will be much happier. "

" I am just one human being. "

" China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward. "

" Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health. "

" More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness. "

" Chinese people themselves, they really want change. "

" Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day. "

" Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense. "

" Home is where you feel at home and are treated well. "

" Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace. "

" I think the self-burning itself on practice of non-violence. These people, you see, they easily use bomb explosive, more casualty people. But they didn't do that. Only sacrifice their own life. So this also is part of practice of non-violence. "

" Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties. "

" There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt. And, of course, there are Christian monks and nuns who already use Buddhist methods in order to develop their devotion, compassion, and ability to forgive. "

" It is difficult to violently suppress people in the long run, as the example of the Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries has shown. "

" I think governments can't do much. "

" Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute. So that view is very helpful to maintain a peace of mind because the main destroyer of a peaceful mind is anger. "