A female Dalai Lama must be very attractive, otherwise not much use.

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

The purpose of our lives is to be happy-Dalai Lama

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

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday and the other is called Tomorrow. Today is the right day to Love, Believe, Do and mostly Live.

Don't ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance or my kindness for weakness. Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.

Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.

The bombs were coming-and so was I.

Part of me wanted to give him a piece of my mind. He didn't get it as a whole, so I will keep my peace.

Sometimes it's better to live without a mother than not to live at all.

You might be a redneck if you've ever stood in line to get your picture taken with a freak of nature.

People think that I'm haughty and stuck up, but really I'm just very shy.

When there's more sick ones than well ones, by golly the sick ones will lock the well ones up.

If I don't have a schedule in front of me, I do enjoy sleeping. It's important for your body!

My stiffest earthly assignment is ended and my major life's work is done. My country is now free and I have been honoured to be its first indigenous head of state. What more could one desire in life?

I think The Song Remains The Same is such a load of old bollocks.

I'm not religious, but I am spiritual and I am creating my own practice.