"So our future is in our own..." - Quote by Dalai Lama

“Morally speaking, we should be concerned for our whole environment.”

“The invitation come from some institution who really involving so-called my own profession, these fields. And then different universities or education sort of institution, I feel that is the place where the awareness of these things to start and to spread a more human community. So then on that level, yes, I have some obligation.”

“Affection is important because it counters anger, hatred and suspicion that can prevent our minds from functioning clearly.”

“Our hands we open of our own free will, and the good flies, which we can never recall.”

“Try to exclude the possibility of suffering which the order of nature and the existence of free-wills involve, and you find that you have excluded life itself”

“I am a determinist. As such, I do not believe in free will...Practically, I am, nevertheless, compelled to act as if freedom of the will existed. If I wish to live in a civilized community, I must act as if man is a responsible being.”

“I'm very hopeful. I am very optimistic about the future.”

“Never before has man had such a great capacity to control his own environment, to end hunger, poverty and disease, to banish illiteracy and human misery. We have the power to make the best generation of mankind in the history of the world.”

“The only skill that will be important in the 21st century is the skill of learning new skills.Everythi ng else will become obsolete over time.”