"I think the world needs more laughter. Laughter is the best medicine."

"I am just one human being, but I am also part of the seven billion human beings on this planet."

"I think humor is very important. Sometimes I tell jokes that are not very funny, but people laugh anyway because I am the Dalai Lama."

"I sometimes call myself a 'troublemaker' because I like to challenge people's assumptions."

"I am just a human being, a simple Buddhist monk."