Dalai Lama Quotes

We will act to build a better world. We always have, we always will. We will act to lend a helping hand, not just here but wherever we humanly can.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

True charity consists in doing good to those who do us evil, and in thus winning them over.

One of the good things about my having some recognition is that I can do something for the people I think ought to have more and correct some of the matters fate fails to take care of.

I do try to be of some use in the world. I sometimes do volunteer work with kids, and manage to help some people a little, but really making a significant difference can be hard.

I want to make the world better.

The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.

If I survive, I will spend my whole life at the oven door seeing that no one is denied bread and, so as to give a lesson of charity, especially those who did not bring flour.

Do some selfless service for people who are in need. Consider the whole picture, not just our little selves.

The idea of community and helping others has always been a part of who I am. Growing up, my parents always made sure that my siblings and I were doing our part to serve our local community.

You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.

I wanted to be a district attorney and solve hidden problems or maybe even be a leper-colony missionary and save people.

I think one of the best words in the English language is 'compassion.' I think it holds everything. It holds love, it holds care... and if everybody just did something. We all make a difference.

I've done no harm to no one. In fact, I think I've improved the world.

I hope that what I am today is of positive benefit to other people.

When I see somebody being mistreated, my eyes tear up and I want to stop it. And I believe that the best thing I can do is to write about it, because if I insert myself into the equation it doesn't really do much good, but if I write about it I think it could do more good.

Together with the Works of Mercy, feeding, clothing and sheltering our brothers, we must indoctrinate.

Burn not thy fingers to snuff another man's candle.

I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they're stones that don't matter. As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good.

The kids go to a Quaker school. Their father and I believe a lot in community, social responsibility, making sure you give to people less fortunate than you.

I'm just glad I can make a difference in someone's life.

Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.

I think having kids just makes you want to do things to help people. You have children, and you see how fragile and innocent and helpless they are when they first start out. If they are going to be a victim of whatever they are surrounded by, I just do everything I can to try to make whatever change I can.

I want to be a force for real good. In other words. I know that there are bad forces, forces that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good.

I fundamentally believe that people have a genuine desire to be positively engaged in the world around them.