A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

Nothing recedes like success.

Today's gossip is tomorrow's headline.

I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in political science.

I'm very honoured that there is a loyal following and I hope it continues.

I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with.

A flower doesn't love you or hate you, it just exists.

Production for movies or TV is very painstaking and slow.

Sometimes when you write something on the page, it can seem very funny, but when you act it out - and this happens to me a lot, actually - the melancholy of the situation becomes more front and center.

Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops... If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship?

My aim is to create a happy society with genuine friendship. Friendship between Tibetan and Chinese peoples is very essential.

In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.

Computers make me totally blank out.

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

The basic Buddhist stand on the question of equality between the genders is age-old. At the highest tantric levels, at the highest esoteric level, you must respect women: every woman.

Logically, harmony must come from the heart... Harmony very much based on trust. As soon as use force, creates fear. Fear and trust cannot go together.

My main hope is eventually, in modern education field, introduce education about warm-heartedness, not based on religion, but based on common experience and a common sort of sense, and then scientific finding.

I have always had this view about the modern education system: we pay attention to brain development, but the development of warmheartedness we take for granted.

Religion, any religion, no matter what sort of wonderful religion, never be universal. So now education is universal, so we have to sort of find ways and means through education system, from kindergarten up to university level, to make awareness these good things, the values, inner values.

If you have religious faith, very good, you can add on secular ethics, then religious belief, add on it, very good. But even those people who have no interest about religion, okay, it's not religion, but you can train through education.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.

More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness.

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.

I always say that people should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion.

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.

Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.

Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering.

I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some anger comes. But it never lasts long. I always try to think at a deeper level, to find ways to console.

Death means change our clothes. Clothes become old, then time to come change. So this body become old, and then time come, take young body.

I have done one thing that I think is a contribution: I helped Buddhist science and modern science combine. No other Buddhist has done that. Other lamas, I don't think they ever pay attention to modern science. Since my childhood, I have a keen interest.

Sleep is the best meditation.

Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future.

Some mischievous people always there. Last several thousand years, always there. In future, also.

The Chinese government wants me to say that for many centuries Tibet has been part of China. Even if I make that statement, many people would just laugh. And my statement will not change past history. History is history.

I think governments can't do much.

Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to the teachings of Buddha, I have been able to take this second way.

I think really, China, Chinese, I think they really have a long history of civilization, rich culture.

I think technology really increased human ability. But technology cannot produce compassion.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.