"I think humor is very important. Sometimes I tell jokes that are not very funny, but people laugh anyway because I am the Dalai Lama."

"I think the world needs more laughter. Laughter is the best medicine."

"We are visitors on this planet. We are here for ninety or one hundred years at the very most. During that period, we must try to do something good, something useful, with our lives. If you contribute …"

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

"Silence is sometimes the best answer."