"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive."
- Dalai Lama XIV
"Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other."
"The more you are motivated by Love, The more Fearless & Free your action will be."
"We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection."
"There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.'No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster."
"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."
"Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures."
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito."
"Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out..."