Home / Quotes / Quote by Dalai Lama

Quote by Dalai Lama

“When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.”

Quote by Dalai Lama

Author

The Dalai Lama (born July 6, 1935) is the 14th Dalai Lama, a prominent religious leader of Tibetan Buddhism's Gelug school. Born as Tenzin Gyatso in Qinghai Province, China, he is recognized as an incarnation of Avalokiteshvara. He advocates non-violence, peace, and interfaith dialogue, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. However, his political activities are viewed by the Chinese government as separatist, and he has lived in exile in India since 1959. His influence remains controversial, blending religious authority with political dissent. more

You May Also Like

“The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true.”

Want May Science Prejudice Determine Being True Skepticism Preference Vastness Puzzling Consonants

Author:Carl Sagan

“It is very hard for evil to take hold of the unconsenting soul.”

Soul Hard Evil Ged

Book:A Wizard of Earthsea

Source: A Wizard of Earthsea

“Who is more humble? The scientist who looks at the universe with an open mind and accepts whatever the universe has to teach us, or somebody who says everything in this book must be considered the literal truth and never mind the fallibility of all the human beings involved?”

Source: Conversations with Carl Sagan

“If Shaw and Einstein couldn't beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.”

Ifs Chance Beats

Author:Mel Brooks

“Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.”

Ifs Love Inspirational Humans Humanity Perspective Hundred Individuality Billions Cosmos Disagree Cosmic Galaxy Insignificant Being Different

Book:Cosmos

Source: Cosmos

“Observation: I can't see a thing. Conclusion: Dinosaurs.”

I Can Conclusion Observation Dinosaurs Sagan

Author:Carl Sagan

“Boredom is an instrument of social control. Power is the power to impose boredom, to command stasis, to combine this stasis with anguish. The real tedium, deep tedium, is seasoned with terror and with death.”

Real Social Instruments Terror Command Boredom Anguish Tedium Stasis Social Control

Book:Humboldt's Gift

Source: Humboldt's Gift

“The nuclear arms race is like two sworn enemies standing waist deep in gasoline, one with three matches, the other with five.”

Two Reason Three Race Enemy Five Arms Weapons Standing Nuclear Absurd Cold War Gasoline Peacemaking Arms Race Nuclear Arms Petrol Nuclear Arms Race Sagan

Author:Carl Sagan

“When I write I am trying to express my way of being in the world. This is primarily a process of elimination: once you have removed all the dead language, the second-hand dogma, the truths that are not your own but other people's, the mottos, the slogans, the out-and-out lies of your nation, the myths of your historical moment - once you have removed all that warps experience into a shape you do not recognise and do not believe in - what you are left with is something approximating the truth of your own conception.”

People World Way Writing Trying Believe Moments Hands Lying Left Language Nations Process Shapes Historical Myth My Way Conception Dogma Motto Slogans Recognise Elimination Second Hand Warp

Author:Zadie Smith

“It doesn't matter what did or did not happen then. It only matters what happens NOW.”

Author:Cheri Huber