Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures.

Black Power If the motive is good, and there are no other possibilities, then seen most deeply it [violence] is nonviolence, because its aim is to help others.

There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt.

Once your mind is calm and full of love, there is no room for hatred or fear. Others will trust you because of your open heart.

Children are our greatest untapped resource.

I believe that at every level of society the key to a happier world is the growth of compassion. We do not need to become religious, nor do we need to believe in an ideology. All that is necessary is for each of us to develop our good human qualities.

Women have the capacity to lead us to a more peaceful world with compassion, affection, and kindness.