Dalai Lama Quotes

I am a firm believer in the importance of democracy, not only as the ultimate goal, but also as an essential part of the process.

Dalai Lama

Quotes to Explore

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

H. L. Mencken
Our teachers are operating just as effective leaders in the business world do. They set a vision that most people think is crazy. They convince the kids why it's important to accomplish the goal. And they are totally relentless.

Wendy Kopp
- People
- World
- Important
During a game, it comes down to your mind - the pressure. There are loads of other aspects, too. Many people say taking penalties is easy, but when you're stood over one, that's not the case. It's in no way easy. The goal really does become a lot smaller.

Francesco Totti
- People
- Mind
- Game
Pinochet and Barack Obama both have the same primary goal, and that's to be president and stay president as long as allowed.

Viggo Mortensen
- Long
- Goal
- President
Look at the structure of the Gates Foundation and this idea that, rather than trying to solve these huge global problems through institutions with some kind of democracy and transparency baked into them, we're just going to outsource it to benevolent billionaires.

Naomi Klein
The 'democracy gap' in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out, do not vote, or listlessly vote for the 'least worst' every four years and then wonder why after every cycle the 'least worst' gets worse.

Ralph Nader
- People
- Why
- Democracy