Dalai Lama (14th)

"Try to be at peace with all the people in your life and in your heart."

"As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands - one for helping yourself, the other for helping others."

"Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each and every one of us."

"When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge as a turning point."

"The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds."

"In order to carry a positive action, we must develop here a positive vision."

"A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a fool cannot understand the wise man."

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

"The enemy is a very good teacher."

"Do not try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist. Use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are."

"Sleep is the best meditation."

"When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others."

"If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether you are accepting the fact that you are in the world as a human being and that part of the human condition is that sometimes you have to bear suffering."

"Silence is sometimes the best answer."

"We are visitors on this planet. We are here for one hundred years at the most. During that period, we must try to do something good, something useful with our lives."

"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."

"The purpose of our lives is to be happy."

"I believe that to meet the challenges of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility."

"There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."

"The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions become."

"Choose to be optimistic, it feels better."

"Every human being has the ability to understand the value of loving others and being loved."

"Transform yourself and you will transform the world."

"For growth to happen, for learning to happen, we need challenges."

"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness."

"The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness."

"Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into still water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects."

"If a problem can be solved, then there is no use worrying about it. If it cannot be solved, then there is no use worrying about it."

"Our task is not to fix blame for the past, but to fix the course for the future."

"A compassionate mind is the basis for a happy life."