We may have our private opinions but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts?

I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success. 

But Apple really beats to a different drummer. I used to say that Apple should be the Sony of this business, but in reality, I think Apple should be the Apple of this business.

Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.

No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye. 

Life is given to us, we earn it by giving it.

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to recover impotence.

Love begins by taking care of the closest ones - the ones at home.

Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.

The Tibetan people will need to determine who the next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is.

There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something. 

You know, you can only lead them from behind.