The single most important impediment to global institutions is the concept of "my country, right or wrong".

Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love andcompassion would have built the defenses of peace.

The law of love and compassion for all living creatures is again a doctrine to which we are all too ready to pay slip service. However, if it is to become a reality, it requires a process of education, a veritable mental renaissance. Once it has become a reality, national as well as international problems will fall into perspectives and become easier to solve. Wars and conflicts, too, will then become a thing of the past, because wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.

The world will not Change and find peace if there is not a new education.

As a Buddhist, I was trained to be tolerant of everything except intolerance. I was brought up not only to develop the spirit of tolerance but also to cherish moral and spiritual qualities such as modesty, humility, compassion, and, most important, to attain a certain degree of emotional equilibrium.

I don't like to be disturbed at home; I tell the cable office not to call me before 6:30 AM, unless there's a war.

Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.