On occasions when u feel most hopeless, u must take powerful effort. We must persist in face of failure.

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.

My overriding belief is that it is always possible for criminals to improve and that by its very finality the death penalty contradicts this.

Human potential is the same for all. If you have will power, then you can change anything.

If the Dalai Lama joins one party, then that makes it hard for the system to work.

Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.

All religion teaches the virtues of love, altruism and patience, while showing us how to discipline and transform ourselves to achieve inner peace and a kind heart. Therefore, they are worthy of our respect.