Asked Quote by Jesse Ventura

I remember many years ago, I asked [Dalai Lama] about exile and he said: "Well, exile is good because it's brought me and my…

— Pico Iyer

I don't like the antagonism that most religions have for science, and freedom and, frankly, individuality. I do like the Dalai Lama.

— George Meyer

I believe that Willy Nelson is the hillbilly Dalai Lama.

— Kinky Friedman

If I prayed as much as I pluck, I'd be the Dalai Lama.

— Kathie Lee Gifford

I've met the Dalai Lama briefly, but I would probably say my grandfather was the wisest person I ever met. He was my mother's…

— Salman Rushdie

Yet [Dalai Lama] has said very strongly that basic freedoms of thought and speech have to be respected in Tibet and they're not at…

— Pico Iyer

The Dalai Lama's entire being is about peace and harmony, forgiveness and self-discipline. Those are qualities to be admired. I am really looking forward…

— Joe Nichols

Buddha's teaching are very simple, you don't have to break your head to understand the message. The part that I like the most from…

— Ricky Martin

A good model of how to 'work with the enemy' internally is presented by the Dalai Lama, in his endless caretaking of his soul…

— Alice Walker

I heard about the Dalai Lama, you know and I thought to myself, why not me?

— Zach Braff

As soon as I began to talk to Dalai Lama, I realized that Chinese and Tibetans from his point of view are mostly the…

— Pico Iyer

In my downtime, you'll mostly find me curled up with a book. I love reading biographies. My favourites are those of Dalai Lama, Osama…

— Madhur Bhandarkar