We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse, the person indulging in it will soon weary of it and stop.

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me.

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me. 

The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.

The last moment is past; this moment is present; and, the next moment will be future. The past, present, and future change with every tick of the clock.

Fear has its use but cowardice has none.

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.

I felt we must separate political responsibility. The Dalai Lama should not carry that burden. So that is my selfish reason - to protect the old Dalai Lama tradition. It is safer without political involvement.

L. Ram Saran Das was sentenced to death in 1915, and the sentence was later commuted to life transportation. Today myself, sitting in the condemned cell, I can let the readers know as authoritatively that the life-imprisonment is comparatively a far harder lot than that of death.

Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.

Dictators are the most insecure people on earth.