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Quotes from Nobel lecture — Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

born 1935

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Inner peace is the key: if you have inner peace, the external problems do not affect your deep sense of peace and tranquility.

Nobel lecture (1989)

Our own security is enhanced when peace breaks out between warring parties in other continents.

Nobel lecture (1989)

For the stability and peace of Asia, it is essential to create peace zones to separate the continent's biggest powers and potential adversaries.

Nobel lecture (1989)

Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each one of us individually.

Nobel lecture (1989)

Today, we are truly a global family. What happens in one part of the world may affect us all.

Nobel lecture (1989)

Because we all share this small planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. That is not just a dream, but a necessity.

Nobel lecture (1989)

The following are key elements of the proposed Zone of Ahimsa

Nobel lecture (1989)

Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free. True peace with oneself and with the world around us can only be achieved through the development of mental peace.

Nobel lecture (1989)

I am deeply touched by the sincere concern shown by so many people in this part of the world for the suffering of the people of Tibet. That is a source of hope not only for us Tibetans, but for all oppressed people.

Nobel lecture (1989)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.