Dalai Lama

Not only higher forms of life but also many of the smallest insects are social beings who, without any religion, law or education, survive by mutual cooperation based on an innate recognition of their interconnectedness.

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

A mind committed to compassion is like an overflowing reservoir – a constant source of energy, determination and kindness.

The essence of Buddhism is, if you can, to help others. If not, then at least refrain from hurting others.

Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others is the ultimate source of success in life.

Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.

If money is your hope for independence, you will never have it. The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.

Man is what he believes.

Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

Life is a helluva lot more fun if you say yes rather than no.

Living never wore one out so much as the effort not to live.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for truth.

I’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.

A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

You have got to decide, look, this is who I am; this is my best way to present myself, and I’m going to ride that horse to the finish line. Not everybody will like it, but that’s OK.

“He who angers you, conquers you.” – Elizabeth Kenny

Sometimes I think someone upstairs saved me from being ordinary.

Take the high road, there’s a lot less traffic up there.

I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.