Checks Quote by Dalai Lama

I believe that the Tibetans should have the right to control their own destinies and decide for themselves whether they want to be part…

— Ma Jian

I would say to [Chinese government], You don't need Tibet really. You don't need all the problems Tibet creates for you. It's so small,…

— Elie Wiesel

The situation with Tibet has to change. China is one of the last huge dictatorships, holding on to these colonies, provinces. That has to…

— Adam Yauch

I believe I and all the Chinese people have such a conviction that China will make continuous progress and the people's wishes for and…

— Wen Jiabao

Except if it has some historical meaning for them to have Tibet under their control. I don't understand why [ Chinese] want it so much.

— Elie Wiesel

I am confident I will set foot again in Tibet in my lifetime.

— Dalai Lama

China can keep her troops on the external frontiers of Tibet, and Tibetans will pledge to accept the appropriate form of union with China.

— Dalai Lama

“Decades of destruction, suppression, genocide, sterilization, and political indoctrination could not break the Tibetans’ will for freedom, or their deep-rooted religious beliefs. On”

— Heinrich Harrer

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

I swear I will do everything in my power to change the situation in Tibet where human rights are being suppressed. Tibet seeks freedom…

— Shinzo Abe

I think many people knows what I am thinking. The whole world knows I am not seeking independence, therefore is many Tibetan disappointed, and…

— 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