Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.""Laughter is good for thinking because when people laugh, it is easier for them to admit new ideas to their minds.

All I can do is engage with complete sincerity. Then whatever happens, there is no regret.

I have been clear in my position for quite a while, but the Chinese have not responded. Therefore, we are now in the process of holding a referendum on our policy among all the Tibetan community in exile and even inside Tibet, to check whether the majority thinks we are on the right track.

There should be pluralism - the concept of many religions, many truths. But we must also be careful not to become nihilistic.

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

I believe that the destructive nature of society that now threatens the existence of the entire human world has much to do with human intelligence. The way to overcome all human suffering-that also is through human intelligence.

Happiness is the highest form of health.