“A genuine, affectionate smile is very important in our day-to-day lives.”

“The purpose of our lives is to be happy.”

“if we lose our human values by having everything mechanied, then machines will dictate our lives.”

“The enemy is a very good teacher.”

“Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.”

“When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves or some immediate convenience. When we are able to recognize and forgive ignorant actions of the past, we gain strength to constructively solve the problems of the present.”

“Human use, population, and technology have reached that certain stage where mother Earth no longer accepts our presence with silence.”