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.

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

I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.

The outpouring of support from millions of people in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti has been impressive.