“I would forget that I'm just talking as a human being to fellow human beings. I would think of myself as something special, and that kind of thinking would make me feel isolated. It is this sense of separateness that… — Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams Copy Share Image
“I always consider myself personally one of the seven billion human beings. Nothing special. So, on that level, I have tried to make people… — Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams Copy Share Image
“We are part of the same society. We are part of the same humanity. When humanity is happy, we will be happy. When humanity is peaceful, our own lives are peaceful. ... We must develop the sense of 'we'. Once you're able to develop that sense of common humanity and the oneness of humanity, then naturally you will want all… — Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams Copy Share
“I would forget that I'm just talking as a human being to fellow human beings. I would think of myself as something special, and… — Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams Copy Share Image
“So many wars have been fought and so much injustice has been perpetrated because we've banished others from our group and therefore our circle… — Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams Copy Share Image
“Everybody wants a happy life - and our individual happy life depends on a happy humanity. So we have to think about humanity, discover… — Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams Copy Share Image
“So irrespective of our beliefs, we are all the same human beings. We all want a happy life.” — Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams Copy Share Image
“We stand firm against the wrong not only to protect those who are being harmed but also to protect the person who is harming… — Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams Copy Share Image
“So when we think about the future, how to build a healthy humanity, we really have to think about how we create a new… — Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams Copy Share Image
“Yet scientists have found that the more we experience any pleasure, the more we become numb to its effects and take its pleasures for… — Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams Copy Share Image
“I think maximum lifespan is about a hundred years. Compared to human history, a hundred years is quite short. So if we utilize that… — Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams Copy Share Image
“Perhaps our synagogues, our temples, and our churches," Archbishop Tutu added, "are not as welcoming as they should be. I really think that we… — Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams Copy Share Image
“...although I'm eighty years old, I still consider myself a student. ... Every day learning, learning.” — Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams Copy Share Image
