18th century Quote by Martin Jacques

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

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

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 have been clear in my position for quite a while, but the Chinese have not responded. Therefore, we are now in the process…

— 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

[Tibet] never sought any territory. All it wanted is the conquest of the soul, that people should attain a kind of inner sovereignty, inner…

— Elie Wiesel

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

— Dalai Lama

in today's world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependence.

— Indira Gandhi

“It was inevitable that Red China would invade Tibet, and then there would be no place for us two friends of Tibetan independence.”

— Heinrich Harrer

Independence is not a static condition; it is a continuous conquest, and in order to reach not only freedom, but also strength, and the…

— Maria Montessori