I became the Dalai Lama not on a voluntary basis.

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

My social philosophy may be said to be enshrined in three words: liberty, equality and fraternity. Let no one, however, say that I have borrowed by philosophy from the French Revolution. I have not. My philosophy has roots in religion and not in political science. I have derived them from the teachings of my Master, the Buddha.

Every time she said some thing is cooking, I thought she was in the kitchen.

In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.

By ancestry, I was born to rule.

Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorce from spiritual is body without soul.

Tell Churchill to save England first before saving India.

Medicine kills! Many of those who fight the scams of Big Pharma companies are found dead in the streets.

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.