I believe that constant effort, tireless effort, pursuing clear goals with sincere effort is the only way

We must not lose our trust in the power of truth. Everything is always changing in the world.

The most important thing is to have a sense of responsibility, commitment, and concern for each of our fellow human beings.

I often tease young people about their concern for how they look; more important is inner beauty - compassion, affection and respect.

Peace has a great deal to do with warm-heartednes s and respect for the lives of others, avoiding doing them harm and regarding their lives as being as precious as our own. If, on that basis, we can also be of help to others, so much the better.

We may now have reached a point where this gap in our make-up has become unsustainable; partly because what in the past would have counted as material plenty has become the norm for the majority in much of the world; and partly because the slow retreat of religion that coincided with the spread of a capitalist economy has left a gaping hole in millions of people's lives. (Geoff Mulgan)

Through awareness, you get a certain attitude. That's the way, you see, to achieve more peaceful, more compassion, more friendship through that way.