I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama.

I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.

Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.

I was first imprisoned in Pretoria, and then, thereafter, I was taken to Robben Island. I stayed there for a couple of weeks. I was taken back to Pretoria when I was charged in the Rivonia trial, when I was then sent to Robben Island for life.

No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.

Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving. 

Beauty is truth's smile when she holds her own face in a perfect mirror. 

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

I became the Dalai Lama not on a voluntary basis.

Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it.

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

As a nation, every one of us should have to give priority to our country i.e., India. We just need to forget which religion or caste we are belonging to. Or in which society or state we are living. As an Indian, we need to put our whole efforts in the development of the country.