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JOHN CLEESE I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama.
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DALAI LAMA XIV Hundreds of political prisoners still suffer in Tibetan prisons. Freedom of speech is not allowed in...
JOANNA LUMLEY It's a testament to the continued influence of the Dalai Lama.
KATE SAUNDERS The Dalai Lama's entire being is about peace and harmony, forgiveness and self-discipline. Those...
JOE NICHOLS Maybe the Dalai Lama is the only person who is totally honest, and even with him, he's skillful ...
RICHARD GERE Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.-Dalai Lama
DALAI LAMA XIV If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totall...
DALAI LAMA I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis.
DALAI LAMA The Tibetan people will need to determine who the next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is.
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DALAI LAMA XIV He has the moral authority to be able to enforce that. In the absence of this 14th Dalai Lama ... I ...
KATE SAUNDERS I felt we must separate political responsibility. The Dalai Lama should not carry that burden. So th...
DALAI LAMA People are surprised at how down-to-earth I am. I like to stay home on Friday nights and listen to '...
CARMEN ELECTRA More important, it's because God is our only true source of life.
CRAIG GROESCHEL The fundamental policy of China on the question of Dalai Lama is that we demand that the Dalai Lama ...
LIU JIANCHAO The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.
DALAI LAMA XIV It's clear that the vast majority of the Tibetan population resists Chinese rule and, therefore, the...
GERALD SEGAL if you can, serve other people, other sentient beings. If not, at least refrain from harming them. I...
DALAI LAMA XIV Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.
H. JACKSON BROWN, JR. The Dalai Lama. He is a very wise man of great inner peace who believes that happiness is the purpos...
SIDNEY SHELDON It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happ...
DALAI LAMA Happiness is gleaned from a source, which can be attributed to all experiences; it can be found wher...
JUSTIN K. MCFARLANE BEAU You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change.
JOHN CLEESE On Apple's special store for the Chinese market, apps related to the Dalai Lama are censored, as...
REBECCA MACKINNON If you come to help us,for the moment,you will not gain any profit. We have no oil. We have nothing ...
HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA People are too serious. All the time, too serious.
TENZIN GYATSO THE 14TH DALAI LAMA Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for ou...
DALAI LAMA XIV Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we b...
DALAI LAMA XIV Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and t...
JACK KORNFIELD As the spiritual leader of six million people, the Dalai Lama can be credited with a significant ren...
PANKAJ MISHRA A good model of how to 'work with the enemy' internally is presented by the Dalai Lama, in h...
ALICE WALKER Guard your thoughts.
Your thoughts define the state of your wellness.
LAILAH GIFTY AKITA The Dalai Lama can claim the sanction of the Buddha, who is said to have altered his teachings in or...
PANKAJ MISHRA The Dalai Lama is a political figure in a lengthy exile and is engaged in activities aimed at splitt...
QIAN QICHEN We can make this a more peaceful century if we cherish non-violence and concern for others’ well-b...
OSCAR AULIQ-ICE There's people constantly asking you for something on set, so the multi-tasking of motherhood tr...
ANGELINA JOLIE Concern is feeling of worry . When you are concerned for other outweighing your concern for yourself...
DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA The positive sign is there's more of a concern for others, as well as self, than people think.
DR. JOSEPH SMITH happiness is determined more by one’s state of mind than by external events.
DALAI LAMA XIV Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disgu...
BERTRAND RUSSELL Strengthening our identity is one way of reinforcing people's confidence and sense of citizenshi...
DAVID BLUNKETT FOLLOW YOUR HEART
for your heart will always know the answer. but if it tells you to strangle k...
EDWARD MONKTON My personal life is a source of incredible happiness for me, but it's personal, and it's not...
MATT BOMER The measure of success is happiness and peace of mind.
BOBBY DAVRO The problem is that our world and our education remain focused exclusively on external, materialisti...
DALAI LAMA XIV Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one's self. When one pr...
MADAME DE STAEL Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation the source of strength is one's self. When one pra...
CHIANG KAI-SHEK The strongest comments are from the Chinese scientists. This is not at all surprising. . . . Chinese...
KATE SAUNDERS I asked Dalai Lama the most important question that I think you could ask - if he had ever seen Cadd...
JESSE VENTURA The Dalai Lama was once asked for his favorite chant, and he said it was better not to have a favori...
JEREMY PIVEN Walking down the street with a portrait of the Dalai Lama will get one immediately arrested in most ...
BARBARA DEMICK I refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me. As if there's a 'one size f...
KANYE WEST I totally disagree with the view that the Tibet struggle will die, and there will be no hope for Tib...
DALAI LAMA Well, I don't know. It's long, it's longer than both of the other books put together, so...
CORY DOCTOROW I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire c...
DALAI LAMA No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE I think Amsterdam is to Holland what New York is to America in a sense. It's a metropolis, so it...
ANTON CORBIJN Reading poetry gives me a sense of calm, well-being, and love for humanity - the same stuff more fle...
J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN Entertainment history is now the main source of supposedly historical knowledge for more and more pe...
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CHRISTOPH WALTZ I love festivals because they seem like more of an artsy, supportive attitude - which benefits a mor...
MARIA BAMFORD I asked him [Dalai Lama] the most important question that I think you could ask - if he had ever see...
JESSE VENTURA There is no place, no country, more compassionate more generous more accepting and more welcoming th...
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER The room for more is the only room that can never be filled up
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DAVID LYNCH Often the contempt of vainglory becomes a source of even more vainglory, for it is not being scorned...
AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO Since 2009, 140 Tibetans have immolated themselves to protest Chinese policies that limit their free...
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FLORENCE HENDERSON When a chick has a sense of humor, there's nothing more attractive.
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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Weakness, all the more dangerous for being combined with a sense of entitlement
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DEEPAK CHOPRA To label someone as selfless is symptomatic of having bought the preposterous claim that a human bei...
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KEN LIU It turned out this man worked for the Dalai Lama. And she said gently-that they believe when a lot o...
ANNE LAMOTT Man surprised me most about humanity. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.
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JAMES J. LACHARD Happiness is a hard master, particularly other people's happiness.
ALDOUS HUXLEY The mindset of chasing that next #1 record doesn't exist for me anymore. It's more about bei...
DONNY OSMOND I've met the Dalai Lama briefly, but I would probably say my grandfather was the wisest person I...
SALMAN RUSHDIE The calm mind allows one to connect with the inner self, the Soul, the very source of our being. Tha...
CLARENCE CLEMONS We've all met those who seem to radiate happiness. They seem to smile more than others; they lau...
JOSEPH B. WIRTHLIN We know from daily life that we exist for other people first of all, for whose smiles and well-being...
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heart...
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DALAI LAMA XIV Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
DALAI LAMA XIV It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for...
DALAI LAMA XIV Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt th...
DALAI LAMA XIV There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.'
No matter w...
DALAI LAMA XIV To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or no...
DALAI LAMA XIV My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
DALAI LAMA XIV