The Dalai Lama can claim the sanction of the Buddha, who is said to have altered his teachings in order to reach a diverse audience.

As the spiritual leader of six million people, the Dalai Lama can be credited with a significant renunciation of the authority of tradition - of the conventional politics of national self-interest as well as of religion.

I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama.

I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis.

The Dalai Lama is just a temporal leader of Tibet.

The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.