Dalai Lama on Vision Quotes

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

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

"A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity."

"Silence is sometimes the best answer."

"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness."

"Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means."

"Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace."

"A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering."

"Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it."

"The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis."

"Today we face many problems. Some are created essentially by ourselves based on divisions due to ideology, religion, race, economic status, or other factors. Therefore, the time has come for us to think on a deeper level, on the human level, and from that level we should appreciate and respect the sameness of others as human beings. "Kindness and Compassion" p. 47."

"Human potential is the same for all. Your feeling, 'I am of no value', is wrong. Absolutely wrong. You are deceiving yourself."

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

"When you lose, do not lose the lesson."

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive."

"The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger."

"Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it."

"In order to carry out a positive action, we must develop here a positive vision."

"Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful."

"We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves."

"Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength."

"Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively."

"I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment."

"The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self."

"The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your action will be."

"The world doesn't belong to leaders. The world belongs to all humanity."

"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."

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

"Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values."

"An eye for an eye... we are all blind."

"Choose to be optimistic, it feels better."

"Optimism doesn't mean that you are blind to the reality of the situation. It means that you remain motivated to seek a solution to whatever problems arise."

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