I have done one thing that I think is a contribution: I helped Buddhist science and modern science combine. No other Buddhist has done that. Other lamas, I don't think they ever pay attention to modern science. Since my childhood, I have a keen interest.

Stay hungry, stay foolish.

We welcome the scrutiny of the world - because what you see in America is a country that has steadily worked to address our problems and make our union more perfect.

Mickey Mouse is, to be, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end.Mickey Mouse is, to be, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end.

Music fills the infinite between two souls.

Yes, we've still got more work to do. More work to do for every American still in need of a good job or a raise, paid leave or a decent retirement; for every child who needs a sturdier ladder out of poverty or a world-class education; for everyone who has not yet felt the progress of these past seven and a half years.

We don't need to proselytize either by your speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study.

Some appointments end up in disappointment.

If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability. 

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

Older people sit down and ask, 'What is it?' but the boy asks, 'What can I do with it?'.

In this bright future you can't forget your past.