---
title: "1 Think Humanity Quotes By Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams"
description: "1 Think Humanity quotes by Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams. Plus more from Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams and more Think Huma..."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-do_happiness_everybody-wants-a-happy-life-and-our-ind_1566268.jpg"
---

> [“Everybody wants a happy life - and our individual happy life depends on a happy humanity. So we have to think about humanity, discover a sense of oneness of all seven billion human beings.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/everybody-wants-a-happy-life-and-our-individual-happy-life-depends-on/)

[Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-do_happiness_everybody-wants-a-happy-life-and-our-ind_1566268.jpg)

## More by Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams

> [“I always consider myself personally one of the seven billion human beings. Nothing special. So, on that level, I have tried to make people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/i-always-consider-myself-personally-one-of-the-seven-billion-human/)

[Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/)

> [“We are part of the same society. We are part of the same humanity. When humanity is happy, we will be happy. When humanity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/we-are-part-of-the-same-society-we-are-part-of-the-same-humanity-when/)

[Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/i-would-forget-that-i-m-just-talking-as-a-human-being-to-fellow-human/)

[Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/so-many-wars-have-been-fought-and-so-much-injustice-has-been/)

[Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/)

> [“Everybody wants a happy life - and our individual happy life depends on a happy humanity. So we have to think about humanity, discover…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/everybody-wants-a-happy-life-and-our-individual-happy-life-depends-on/)

[Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/)

> [“So irrespective of our beliefs, we are all the same human beings. We all want a happy life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/so-irrespective-of-our-beliefs-we-are-all-the-same-human-beings-we/)

[Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/)

> [“We stand firm against the wrong not only to protect those who are being harmed but also to protect the person who is harming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/we-stand-firm-against-the-wrong-not-only-to-protect-those-who-are/)

[Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/)

> [“So when we think about the future, how to build a healthy humanity, we really have to think about how we create a new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/so-when-we-think-about-the-future-how-to-build-a-healthy-humanity-we/)

[Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/)

> [“Yet scientists have found that the more we experience any pleasure, the more we become numb to its effects and take its pleasures for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/yet-scientists-have-found-that-the-more-we-experience-any-pleasure/)

[Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/)

> [“I think maximum lifespan is about a hundred years. Compared to human history, a hundred years is quite short. So if we utilize that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/i-think-maximum-lifespan-is-about-a-hundred-years-compared-to-human/)

[Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/)

> [“Perhaps our synagogues, our temples, and our churches," Archbishop Tutu added, "are not as welcoming as they should be. I really think that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/perhaps-our-synagogues-our-temples-and-our-churches-archbishop-tutu/)

[Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/)

> [“...although I'm eighty years old, I still consider myself a student. ... Every day learning, learning.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/although-i-m-eighty-years-old-i-still-consider-myself-a-student-every/)

[Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/)

> [“I asked what we must do about intolerance and fanaticism which was flaring all around the world. "Education and wider contacts are really the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/i-asked-what-we-must-do-about-intolerance-and-fanaticism-which-was/)

[Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-humanity/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Think Humanity Quotes By Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Everybody wants a happy life - and our individual happy life depends on a happy humanity. So we have to think about humanity, discover a sense of oneness of all seven billion human beings.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/everybody-wants-a-happy-life-and-our-individual-happy-life-depends-on/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-do_happiness_everybody-wants-a-happy-life-and-our-ind_1566268.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-do_happiness_everybody-wants-a-happy-life-and-our-ind_1566268.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-do_happiness_everybody-wants-a-happy-life-and-our-ind_1566268.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Everybody wants a happy life - and our individual happy life depends on a happy humanity. So we have to…” — Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-humanity/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-humanity/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/",
            "name": "Think Humanity Quotes by Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-humanity/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-do_happiness_everybody-wants-a-happy-life-and-our-ind_1566268.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Think Humanity quotes by Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams. Plus more from Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams and more Think Huma...",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-humanity/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-humanity/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Think Humanity",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-humanity/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-humanity/dalai-lama-xiv-desmond-tutu-douglas-abrams/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```