"Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck."

"I think humor is very important. Sometimes I tell jokes that are not very funny, but people laugh anyway because I am the Dalai Lama."

"It is under the greatest adversity that there is the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others."

"I don't think I am special. I am just a human being, like everyone else."

"Choose to be optimistic, it feels better."