Richard Gere

Mindfulness is a quality that's always there. It's an illusion that there's a meditation and post-meditation period, which I always find amusing, because you're either mindful or you're not.

When His Holiness won the Nobel Peace Prize, there was a quantum leap. He is not seen as solely a Tibetan anymore; he belongs to the world.

The Dalai Lama said that he thinks mother's love is the best symbol for love and compassion, because it is totally disinterested.

What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.

The dew of compassion is a tear.

To hear the appreciation, the screams - that's what any of us need. We're at our best when we're wanted.