"Because the twentieth century was a century..." - Quote by Dalai Lama

“Material development alone does not yield genuine inner peace.”

“Death is a part of all our lives. Whether we like it or not, it is bound to happen. Instead of avoiding thinking about it, it is better to understand its meaning. We all have the same body, the same human flesh, and therefore we will all die. There is a big difference, of course, between natural death and accidental death, but basically death will come sooner or later. If from the beginning your attitude is 'Yes, death is part of our lives,' then it may be easier to face.”

“Our purpose in life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment.”

“We cannot be speakers who do not listen. But neither can we be listeners who do not speak.”

“Learn the language that they understand, and when they come upon our doorstep to talk we can talk, and they will get the point. There will be a dialog, there will be some communication, and I am quite certain that then there will be some understanding.”

“If we’re going to have arguments, let’s have arguments — but let’s make them debates worthy of this body and worthy of this country.”

“For a non-violent person the whole world is one family. He will thus fear none, nor will others fear him.”

“If you turn the other cheek, you can be enslaved for 1,000 years.”

“I am for violence if non-violence means we continue postponing a solution to the American black man's problem just to avoid violence.”