Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own

I am still not at all in favour of offering any defence. Even if the court had accepted that petition submitted by some of my co-accused regarding defence, etc., I would not have defended myself.

I think technology really increase human ability. But technology cannot produce compassion.

Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth.

Our conscience is like an alarm bell.

I am confident I will set foot again in Tibet in my lifetime.

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense. 

My aim is to create a happy society with genuine friendship. Friendship between Tibetan and Chinese people is very essential.

The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.

Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion.

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.