Noteable Quoteables - Voltaire

On this edition of Noteable Quoteables we discuss more of a political (controversial) quote from a french enlightenment writer (meaning he did this for a living) Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire who eventually shortened it (wouldn't you) to Voltaire:

Noteable Quoteables - Dzogchen Ponlop

This time on "Noteable Quoteables" I have more of an obscure one for ya. My previous quotes were pretty obvious and straight forward but this one is open to more interpretation:

Noteable Quoteables - Dalai Lama

Yet another new segment Im debuting on this blog (Im full of somethin lately).  Unlike the other newbie this one is about inspiration and building up rather than shock at terrible ignorance. Occasionally you'll find some quotes that make you go "HEY...that really helped me" admist all the lame fortune cookie quotes out there. What Im going to do is stumble (and occasionally research) some quotes that make skeptical ass me go wOw and share them with you jus to make hear ur thought processes.

1st up we have a quote I stumbled on via Facebook which is known for its occasional inspirational messages as well as its spam, stalking, and stupid (yet somehow addictive....not that I play them) games. 

“When asked “What surprises him about Humanity the most?”, the Dalai Lama answered: