Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.

Any passion to collect has some meaning behind it.

The challenge of life, I have found, is to build a resume that doesn't simply tell a story about what you want to be, but it's a story about who you want to be.

I'm a practical person. I'm not too bad a carpenter. I can renovate houses.

If I had remained in Lhasa, even without the Chinese occupation, I would probably have carried the ceremonial role in some orthodox way.