Not only is your own happiness and welfare related to others, but the more you help them, the happier you will be.

Irrespective of whether we are believers or agnostics, whether we believe in God or karma, moral ethics is a code which everyone is able to pursue.

Artists have the responsibility to serve humanity give people hope.

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.

You must not hate those who do wrong or harmful things; but with compassion, you must do what you can to stop them — for they are harming themselves, as well as those who suffer from their actions.

Silence is sometimes the best answer

There is competition, but it is used in a good way. It is positive to want to go first, provided the intention is to pave the way for others, make their path more easy, help them, or show the way. Competition is negative when we wish to defeat others, to bring them down in order to lift ourselves up.