Dalai Lama (14th)

Dialogue is the only way to resolve differences.

I consider myself a son of India.

We are visitors on this planet. We are here for ninety or one hundred years at the very most. During that period, we must try to do something good, something useful, with our lives. If you contribute to other people's happiness, you will find the true meaning of life.

When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.

The planet is our only home. We must take care of it.

Lack of transparency, lack of accountability, that is the main source of corruption.

I am just one human being. I am not special.

I have no problem with homosexuals.

Genuine compassion is not with attachment.

The 21st century should be a century of dialogue, not violence.

I am just a human being, a simple Buddhist monk.

My whole life has been dedicated to the cause of peace and non-violence.

We need to educate people about the importance of inner values.

Sometimes I tease people, saying that I am 2000 years old.

I joke sometimes that I am the longest-serving refugee.

My message is always the same: love, compassion, and forgiveness.

Human beings by nature are compassionate.

If you have fear, you don't have peace.

My only weapon is truth.

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.