Anger is the real destroyer of our good human qualities; an enemy with a weapon cannot destroy these qualities, but anger can. Anger is our real enemy.

In most cases, my visits to the West are for promotion of human values and religious harmony.

Brute force, no matter how strongly applied, can never subdue the basic human desire for freedom.

"The true essence of humankind is kindness. There are other qualities which come from education or knowledge, but it is essential, if one wishes to be a genuine human being and impart satisfying meaning to one's existence, to have a good heart."

A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you.

I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we all are seeking something better in life. So, I think, the very motion of our life is towards happiness.

By being inattentive to the needs of others, inevitably we end up harming them.