There are two kinds of satisfaction or happiness: one mainly through mental peace; another physical comfort

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.

If the mind is dominated by hatred, the best part of the brain, which is used to judge right and wrong, does not function properly.

See the positive side, the potential, and make an effort.

Humans are not machines-we are something more. We have feeling and experience. Material comforts are not sufficient to satisfy us. We need something deeper-human affection.

Wherever I go meeting the public... spreading a message of human values, spreading a message of harmony, is the most important thing.

In the past, destruction of your neighbour might have been considered a victory, but today we are all interdependent. We live in a global economy; we face problems like climate change that affect us all. The 7 billion human beings alive today belong to one human family. In the context that others' interests are in our interest and our interest is in their interest, the use of force is self-destructive.