The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.

I have no trouble sleeping.

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

Because the twentieth century was a century of violence, let us make the twenty-first a century of dialogue.

I make small mistakes every day. But major mistakes? It doesn't seem so. I've examined my service to the Tibetan people and to humanity, and I've done as much as I can in my life.

The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves. On a simple level we find that if we have a compassionate heart we naturally have more friends. And scientists today are discovering that while anger and hatred eat into our immune system, warm-heartedness and compassion are good for our health.

The challenge today is to convince people of the value of truth, honesty, compassion and a concern for others.