If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

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

I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance.

Passion is what gives sense to our life.

It is important to pray for peace. . . But you must also take actions to make that happen. Every single day.

We must have a pure, honest, and warm-hearted motivation, and on top of that, determination, optimism, hope, and the ability not to be discouraged. The whole of humanity depends on this motivation.

It is the state of mind of the person wielding the instrument that determines to what end it will be put.