![If you'd asked me some years ago, I would have said [Dalai Lama] is an extraordinarily compassionate, clear-sighted, calm human being. But now, I'm more convinced than ever that his political positions as well as his spiritual positions arise out of such precise and realistic thinking that they're extremely sound.](/assets/img/quote-photos/if-youd-asked-me-some-years-ago-i-would-have-said-dalai-lama-is-an-extraordin.jpg)
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