"Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival" - Dalai Lama

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

"With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world" - Dalai Lama

"I am just a simple Buddhist monk - no more, nor less" - Dalai Lama

"For as long as space endures And for as long as living beings remain, Until then may I too abide To dispel the misery of the world" - Dalai Lama

"What is the purpose of life? I believe that the purpose of life is to be happy." - Dalai Lama

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