China Quote by Dalai Lama

“In short, self-rule is workable only when a people are self-sufficient enough to reject the hierarchic system as it stands.”

— Eric Robert Morse

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

It is easier to rule others than to keep from being ruled oneself.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

I must have dialogue with the Chinese government, and dialogue requires compromise. Therefore, I'm speaking for genuine self-rule, not for independence.

— Dalai Lama

Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self.

— George W. Bush

Self control is about being in charge of the direction our lives are taking. Now for the paradox: We get control of our lives,…

— Lewis B. Smedes

China is a country with a record of continuous self-government going back 4,000 years, the only society that has achieved this. One must start…

— Henry A. Kissinger

What is self-control? It is nothing but a highly developed vital sense, dominating and regulating the mere appetites. To overlook the very existence of…

— George Bernard Shaw

Self-regulation stands in relation to regulation the way self-importance stands in relation to importance.

— Willem Buiter

“What is governing to a man that can rule himself? If he cannot rule himself, how shall he rule others?”

— Confucius

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

Self-ruled Taiwan cannot be expected to accept such an affront to the legitimacy of its government and the self-determination of the Taiwanese people.

— Todd Akin