Don't use Buddhism to become a Buddhist. Use Buddhism to become better at whatever else in your life you are doing already.

Depression seems to be related to fear, anger and frustration. When you're in a bad mood, even if you meet with your friends, you don't take pleasure in their company. But when you're in a good mood, even if things go wrong, you can cope with them without difficulty. This is why putting yourself in a good mood, making a point of developing a sense of loving kindness gives you greater inner strength.

All I can do is engage with complete sincerity. Then whatever happens, there is no regret.

Fear, hatred, and suspicion narrow your mind - compassion opens it.

The time has come to educate people, to cease all quarrels in the name of religion, culture, countries, different political or economic systems. Fighting is useless. Suicide.

Each one of us is responsible for the whole of humankind. We need to think of each other really as brothers and sisters and to be concerned for each other’s welfare. Rather than working solely to acquire wealth, we need to do something meaningful, something directed seriously towards the welfare of humanity as a whole.

There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt.