Suffering pulls us farther away from other human beings. It builds a wall made of cries and contempt to separate us.

Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.

[The Bible] is been my passion almost from my youth.

Today, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees.

The Vietnam War ended because of the campus situation. And so many other injustices have been corrected in the World today only thanks to the young people. So, young people especially have a responsibility for Tibet.

If life is not a celebration, why remember it ? If life --- mine or that of my fellow man --- is not an offering to the other, what are we doing on this earth?

I don't think I should accept other people's suffering because I suffered. Just the opposite, because I suffered I don't want others to suffer.