People should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion. Even secular humanism has great spiritual resources; it is almost like a religion to me.

Chairman Mao once said that political power comes from the barrel of a gun. He was only partly right: power that comes from the barrel of a gun can be effective only for a short time. In the end, peoples love for truth, justice, freedom, and democracy will triumph. No matter what governments do, the human spirit will always prevail.

The many factors which divide us are actually much more superficial than those we share. Despite all of the things that differentiate us - race, language, religion, gender, wealth and so on - we are all equal concerning our fundamental humanity.

Every sort of seven billion human being have to think about the well-being of humanity.

When reason ends, then anger begins. Therefore, anger is a sign of weakness.

If we don't understand phenomena, we are more likely to do things to harm ourselves and others.

Our enemies provide us with a precious opportunity to practice patience and love. We should have gratitude toward them.