We need an approach to ethics which makes no recourse to religion and can be equally acceptable to those with faith and those without.

If your mind is scattered, it is quite powerless.

Basically, a human being is a social animal. So, if you create some short moment of happiness for people, you get deep satisfaction.

Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health.

It is not enough to be compassionate, we must act.

I have been confronted with many difficulties throughout the course of my life, and my country is going through a critical period. But I laugh often, and my laughter is contagious. When people ask me how I find the strength to laugh now, I reply that I am a professional laugher.

I have never been any place where I was not first invited. And upon invitation, if I feel that there is potential for making some contribution to humanity, I will comply in spite of being tired.