A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.

Our goal is to make the best devices in the world, not to be the biggest.

All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard work. 

I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.

 In a theist state, religion affects even atheists!

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there is no use. 

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.

If a man reaches the heart of his own religion, he has reached the heart of the others, too. There is only one God, and there are many paths to him.

My desire to devolve authority has nothing to do with a wish to shirk responsibility. 

We are not trying to entertain the critics. I'll take my chances with the public.