"My main concern is the well-being of the six million Tibetans."

"Sometimes I joke that if I come back as a woman, I want to be a beautiful woman."

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

"I find that the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving."

"I am just one human being, but I am also part of the seven billion human beings on this planet."