There was never a genius without a tincture of madness.

There are two kinds of laws people are eternally scared of—in-laws and outlaws!

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. 

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect towards others.

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. 

As long as I have life, as long as blood flows through the arms of mine, I shall not leave the cause of freedom.

That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.

I don't think I've ever worked so hard on something, but working on Macintosh was the neatest experience of my life. Almost everyone who worked on it will say that. None of us wanted to release it at the end. It was as though we knew that once it was out of our hands, it wouldn't be ours anymore.

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.

If I had remained in Lhasa, even without the Chinese occupation, I would probably have carried the ceremonial role in some orthodox way.