People need to climb the mountain not simple because it is there But because the soulful divinity needs to be mated with the spirit.

A thousand candles can be lit from one candle, however the life of the original candle is not shortened in the least.

Our enemies are our greatest teachers.

I am a firm believer in the importance of democracy, not only as the ultimate goal, but also as an essential part of the process.

If a problem can be solved it will be. If it can not be solved there is no use worrying about it.

I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis.

Even secular humanism has great spiritual resources; it is almost like a religion to me.