Dalai Lama Quotes

There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt.
Dalai Lama

Anyone, Meditation, Buddhism

I always believe the rule by king or official leader is outdated. Now we must catch up with the modern world.
Dalai Lama

Leader, King, Rule

I totally disagree with the view that the Tibet struggle will die, and there will be no hope for Tibet, after the Dalai Lama passes away.
Dalai Lama

Hope, Struggle, Die

Some mischievous people always there. Last several thousand years, always there. In future, also.
Dalai Lama

Future, Last, Thousand

I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis.
Dalai Lama

Volunteer, Dalai, Basis

I always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I'm telling people this, I myself continue with them combined. Hypocrisy!
Dalai Lama

Political, Tell, While

I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.
Dalai Lama

Simple, Less, Describe

It is difficult to violently suppress people in the long run, as the example of the Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries has shown.
Dalai Lama

Long, Difficult, Union

Number of people have said to me, after hearing your thinking, their mind becomes much more happier.
Dalai Lama

Mind, Thinking, After

If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.
Dalai Lama

Power, Belief, Nonsense

My desire to devolve authority has nothing to do with a wish to shirk responsibility.
Dalai Lama

Nothing, Wish, Desire

Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense.
Dalai Lama

Today, Together, Different

I have no trouble sleeping.
Dalai Lama

Trouble, Sleeping

I think there's every reason this 21st century will be much happier.
Dalai Lama

Reason, Century, Happier

Wherever I go meeting the public... spreading a message of human values, spreading a message of harmony, is the most important thing.
Dalai Lama

Important, Human, Public

I am confident I will set foot again in Tibet in my lifetime.
Dalai Lama

Again, Lifetime, Confident

China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.
Dalai Lama

Freedom, Democracy, Liberty

Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties.
Dalai Lama

Religion, May, Confusion

I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.
Dalai Lama

Free, Consider, Spokesman

I don't think generally politician come from democratic country. I think not that thinking. But sometimes little bit short-sighted. They are mainly looking for their next vote.
Dalai Lama

Thinking, Country, Sometimes

I want to be just a pure spiritual leader.
Dalai Lama

Spiritual, Leader, Pure

One thing I want to make clear, as far as my own rebirth is concerned, the final authority is myself and no one else, and obviously not China's Communists.
Dalai Lama

Else, Far, Concerned

As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there's no use.
Dalai Lama

Long, Between, Alive

Chinese people themselves, they really want change.
Dalai Lama

Change, Themselves, Chinese

I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama.
Dalai Lama

Dream, Dreamt, Dalai

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Biography

Nationality: Tibetan

Type: Leader

Born: July 6, 1935

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