Freedom doesn't mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle.

It is by fighting and triumphing over the enemies of the Buddha that we ourselves become Buddhas.

Hope changes everything. It changes winter into summer, darkness into dawn, descent into ascent, barrenness into creativity, agony into joy.

Often the biggest obstacle in meeting life’s challenges is actually our own fear of failure.

There are some among the so-called elite who are overbearing and arrogant. I want to foster leaders, not elitists.

We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history.

Life is filled with potential that is truly unfathomable. At last we are coming to see the enormous power it possesses. That is why we must never write anyone off. In particular, we mustn’t put boundaries on our own potential. In most cases, our so-called limitations are nothing more than our own decision to limit ourselves.