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

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

I feel exhausted if I teach too long.

I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis.

I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.

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.

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

I always believe the rule by king or official leader is outdated.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

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.

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

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

Disagreement is something normal.

I am just one human being.

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

I think governments can't do much.

Out of 6 billion humans, the troublemakers are just a handful.

Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute.

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

I have done one thing that I think is a contribution: I helped Buddhist science and modern science combine. No other Buddhist has done that. Other lamas, I don't think they ever pay attention to modern science. Since my childhood, I have a keen interest.

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!