Dalai Lama Quotes

41 quotes by 29 authors

• You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change. — John Cleese
• The Dalai Lama visited the White House and told the President that he could teach him to find a higher state of consciousness. Then after… — Bill Maher
• His Holiness [the Dalai Lama] has told me, urgently and repeatedly, that he thinks my photographs are crap. His exact words were, 'These photos are… — Richard Gere
• The Dalai Lama was once asked for his favorite chant, and he said it was better not to have a favorite anything, which I think… — Jeremy Piven
• Gandhi and Mandela and Churchill and JFK and Reagan and Thatcher and Sarkozy and Franklin and Washington set the tone to an incredible degree-their "personal… — Tom Peters
• The book is a dialogue between The Dalai Lama and a group of scientists about how we can better handle our destructive emotions and how… — Daniel Goleman
• I heard about the Dalai Lama, you know and I thought to myself, why not me? — Zach Braff
• Hundreds of political prisoners still suffer in Tibetan prisons. Freedom of speech is not allowed in any sense. It is illegal to possess a photo… — Joanna Lumley
• When I am there [Tibet], I am very happy. The Tibetans radiate. They literally send out light. His holiness [the Dalai Lama] generates love and… — Richard Gere
• When people ask the Dalai Lama, "Is Buddhism a religion?" he answers, "Yes, it is." Then they ask, "What kind of religion is it?" He… — Sylvia Boorstein
• I also saw the Dalai Lama a few times. — Martin Scorsese
• I give great thanks to God that he has created a Dalai Lama. Do you really think, as some have argued, that God will be… — Desmond Tutu
• The Dalai Lama challenged me - he said, 'Why can't you use technological tools to study kindness and compassion? — Richard Davidson
• A friend told me of visiting the Dalai Lama in India and asking him for a succinct definition of compassion. She prefaced her question by… — Marc Ian Barasch
• The Dalai Lama said that he thinks mother's love is the best symbol for love and compassion, because it is totally disinterested. — Richard Gere
• Maybe the Dalai Lama is the only person who is totally honest, and even with him, he's skillful not to hurt anybody. He's skillful. — Richard Gere
• People are surprised at how down-to-earth I am. I like to stay home on Friday nights and listen to 'The Art of Happiness' by the… — Carmen Electra
• I totally disagree with the view that the Tibet struggle will die, and there will be no hope for Tibet, after the Dalai Lama passes… — Dalai Lama
• I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis. — Dalai Lama
• If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense. — Dalai Lama

Who Wrote These Dalai Lama Quotes

29 authors contributed a total of 41 Dalai Lama Quotes, led by these top contributors:

• 9 Dalai Lama Quotes by Dalai Lama
• 4 Dalai Lama Quotes by Richard Gere
• 2 Dalai Lama Quotes by Martin Scorsese
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Haruki Murakami
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Anne Lamott
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Kristin Cashore
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Louise Rennison
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Bart D. Ehrman
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Pico Iyer
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Joe Nichols
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Jack Kornfield
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Ludacris
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Bruce Elkin
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by John Cleese
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Bill Maher
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Jeremy Piven
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Tom Peters
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Daniel Goleman
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Zach Braff
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Joanna Lumley
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Sylvia Boorstein
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Desmond Tutu
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Richard Davidson
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Marc Ian Barasch
• 1 Dalai Lama Quote by Carmen Electra