What are we having this liberty for? We are having this liberty in order to reform our social system, which is full of inequality, discrimination and other things, which conflict with our fundamental rights.

Do not cry, new wishes, new dreams will take place. The unspent years of joy will happen and there will be no sorrow left.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.

A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?

The best way to supervise your men is from their reports that they make out. 

Speculation is only a word covering the making of money out of the manipulation of prices, instead of supplying goods and services. 

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.

We're going to be able to ask our computers to monitor things for us, and when certain conditions happen, are triggered, the computers will take certain actions and inform us after the fact.

We gain freedom when we have paid the full price.

The foundation of nation building rests on education.

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.