There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.

Perhaps Singapore could learn from us a more relaxed way of life.

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

Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose.

When you think of Buddhism, you're likely to think of peace and tranquility.

You have a great many things to do when you are under house arrest. On the one hand, it is more comfortable than sitting in prison; on the other hand, you have to look after a household, which is strenuous under such circumstances.

There's a certain age when your height stops growing and you cannot change that. This sort of body growth cannot be fixed. But there are many things that can be changed. You might have a small body structure but there are opportunities to make yourself very fit and healthy. So we'll have to work hard in many aspects.