Under no circumstances should you lose hope.

I'd rather be kind than right. You can always be kind.

If you have religious faith, very good, you can add on secular ethics, then religious belief, add on it, very good. But even those people who have no interest about religion, okay, it's not religion, but you can train through education.

Always embrace the common humanity that lies at the heart of us all.

To combat hatred directed toward a person, a Buddhist cultivates loving kindness toward that person.

I have found a much greater appreciation of Buddhism because I couldn't take it for granted here in exile.

A female Dalai Lama must be very attractive, otherwise not much use.