We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.
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Tenzin Gyatso
Tibetan Buddhist leader born 1935. Recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama at four, he fled to India in 1959 and built the Dharamsala exile administration. He received the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize and teaches compassion.
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People seek retreats in the country, by the sea, in the mountains — but you can retire into yourself whenever you choose.
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