I am confident I will set foot again in Tibet in my…

Set the foot down with distrust on the crust of the world - it is thin.

— Edna St. Vincent Millay

“No one wants to set foot outside unless it's to go somewhere”

— Nina Stibbe

Up to now my involvement in the Tibetan freedom struggle has been part of my spiritual practice, because the issues of the survival of…

— Dalai Lama

Then another thing, now this is mainly for our interest about Tibet, our struggle. Whole struggle depend on within person. For dangerous. Foolish! Not…

— Dalai Lama

Because my main concern is the Tibetan Buddhist culture, not just political independence, I cannot seek self-rule for central Tibet and exclude the 4…

— Dalai Lama

I only escaped from Tibet because I feared my people would resort to desperate violence if the Chinese took me as their prisoner.

— Dalai Lama

No single Tibetan dreaming return of previous sort of backwardness, therefore as far as economy development is concerned, Tibet remain within the People's Republic…

— Dalai Lama

After I handed over all my authority, I feel now our struggle [for Tibet ] become much, much safer. And me personally, the day…

— Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama is just a temporal leader of Tibet.

— Dalai Lama

The Chinese government wants me to say that for many centuries Tibet has been part of China. Even if I make that statement, many…

— Dalai Lama

Self-rule means that China must stop its intensive effort to colonize Tibet with Chinese settlers and must allow Tibetans to hold responsible positions in…

— Dalai Lama

If I were to die today, I would have some concern for Tibet. But I know that I have personally done as much as…

— Dalai Lama

Today, due to the massive Chinese population transfer, the nation of Tibet truly faces the threat of extinction, along with its unique cultural heritage…

— Dalai Lama

My responsibility is to save Tibet, to protect its ancient cultural heritage.

— Dalai Lama

Tibet is not like Kuwait. Kuwait has oil.

— Dalai Lama