If science proves facts that conflict with Buddhist understanding, Buddhism must change accordingly. We should always adopt a view that accords with the facts.

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.

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.

Happy children do not seem to grow up to be writers.

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.

The country is not growing because the mental state of the people are retarded

I don't see any need to unduly burden the taxpayer.

A cat is, by and large, sophisticated and complex, and capable of creating three-act plays around any single piece of action.

They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. It's the same way with women... or at least the ones I want to be with.

I became the voice of a generation in a very surprising way, because many Iranians recognize themselves in it. But that is not what I wanted.

Wherever the fish are, that's where we go.

Every move creates a weakness.