How can a human being be illegal?

A Jew must be sensitive to the pain of all human beings. A Jew cannot remain indifferent to human suffering... The mission of the Jewish people has never been to make the world more Jewish, but to make it more human.

One thing is that [Tibetans] should not give up hope. That's - even [if] it lasts a century. My discussions with the Dalai Lama always were about that.

The story of Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac are nowhere in any other tradition.

It's not only America. Terrorism now is a threat to the whole world.

It's easier to be conformist naturally; it's easier except for those who don't like conformism.

I would say to [Chinese government], You don't need Tibet really. You don't need all the problems Tibet creates for you. It's so small, so far away. Give them their religious freedom and I know that they wouldn't misuse it.