The more contact we have with one another and the more we come to understand each other's values, the greater will be our mutual respect.

We know that to wage a nuclear war today, for example, would be a form of suicide; or that to pollute the air or the oceans in order to achieve some short-term benefit would be to destroy the very basis for our survival.

I always believed in love, compassion and a sense of universal respect. Every human being has that potential.

If science proves some belief of Buddhism wrong, then Buddhism will have to change.

I'd rather be kind than right. You can always be kind.

Compassion suits our physical condition, whereas anger, fear and distrust are harmful to our well-being. Therefore, just as we learn the importance of physical hygiene to physical health, to ensure healthy minds, we need to learn some kind of emotional hygiene.

Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship.