Tibet Quotations
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Along Quotes
The traveller who aspires to reach the highlands of Tibet from Kashmir cannot be borne along in a carriage or hill-cart. For much of the way, he is limited to a foot pace, and if he has regard to his horse, he walks down all rugged and steep descents, which are many, and dismounts at most bridges.
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Beijing Quotes
Already 2008 has proved a tumultuous year in terms of global perceptions of China, and there are still 59 days to go until the Beijing Olympics. The tragedy of the Sichuan earthquake followed hard on the heels of the riots in Tibet and the demonstrations surrounding the Olympic torch relay.
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Alone Quotes
One of the happier ironies of recent history is that even as Tibet is being wiped off the map in Tibet itself, here it is in California, in Switzerland, in Japan. All over the world, Tibetan Buddhism is now part of the neighborhood. In 1968, there were two Tibetan Buddhist centers in the West. By 2000, there were 40 in New York alone.
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Affairs Quotes
Even basic understanding about the history of Tibet will show that our differences with the Dalai Lama is not any difference about ethnic affairs or religion, ... It is not about human rights, but rather this difference is a political issue involving the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China.
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Against Quotes
I don't really judge what should be or what shouldn't be. I'm very much against that, because in China we had all the rules. As a child you have your grandparents, your parents, your teachers... I was in the army. I was in the Tibet army for three years when I was 14... Therefore, I'm very much against those rules in society... I think they limit you.