If there were really serious consequences if I did not accept, then of course I would do whatever was necessary. But in general I really prefer some freedom.

It is important to have determination and optimism and patience. If you lack patience, even when you face some small obstacle, you lose courage. There is a Tibetan saying, "Even if you have failed at something nine times, you have still given it effort nine times." I think that's important. Use your brain to analyze the situation. Do not rush through it, but think. Once you decide what to do about that obstacle, then there's a possibility that you will achieve your goal.

The death penalty fulfills a preventive function, but it is also very clearly a form of revenge. It is an especially severe form of punishment because it is so final. The human life is ended and the executed person is deprived of the opportunity to change, to restore the harm done or compensate for it.

To foster inner awareness, introspection, and reasoning is more efficient than meditation and prayer.

We need material development, but we need to understand that by itself it doesn't bring peace of mind.

Artists have the responsibility to serve humanity give people hope.

When we are caught up in a destructive emotion, we lose one of our greatest assets: our independence.