Daisaku Ikeda Quotes
While conservatism and self-protection might be likened to winter, night, and death, the spirit of pioneering and attempting to realize ideals evokes images of spring, morning, and birth.
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I know having a Jason Bourne all alone in a field firing at bad guys is much more dramatic, but it's not real.
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I want to help middle-school girls stay interested in math and be good at it, and see it as friendly and accessible and not this scary thing. Everyone else in society tells them it's not for them. It's for nerdy white guys with pocket protectors.
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From my point of view, I'm a totally normal person! Really! I have a family. I have kids. I have a house... I don't have a dog.
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To make headway, improve your head.
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There's been a couple of guys who have gotten me. I used to say Adrian Gonzalez. He's a good lefty hitter; he's hit a few home runs off of me. They were a couple of mistakes, so if you make your pitches, you're more likely to have a better outcome.
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Tell people you're a Canadian or a Kiwi when you travel and they'll adore you.
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We cannot afford to leave the poor behind.
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The funny thing is, I'm not really a big reader, not a big fan of books in the first place.
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One of the problems in the Navy is that tradition of being captain of the ship. And an awful lot of people can be retired in the Navy, get over it, get a life, and go on. But there's a lot who can't. And when they have to give up the ship, they got to be captain of something, every single day.
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I had a lot of vocal problems when I was younger. I don't know if it's down to leading a healthier lifestyle or what but my range has increased.
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Thanks to my father, we were always in good horses.
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I feel like there's such a responsibility, when you make a film, to enlighten people, to make them think, to make them laugh, or even just to be entertaining.
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I like what Oliver Lakes does on the saxophone. The saxophone comes pretty close to the sound of the human voice and when Oliver plays with other sax players, it's like a dialogue.
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At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession.
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I'm certainly relishing the idea of living a century. Can you imagine that? What an achievement.
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Nuclear disarmament is one of the greatest legacies we can pass on to future generations.
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Some of those men in power, we just have to change their faces because we're not going to change their minds.
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Showing up at school already able to read is like showing up at the undertaker's already embalmed: people start worrying about being put out of their jobs.
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I've been doing my big theater projects, which take years, and writing a song here and there.
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But clearly the fact that we've gone from zero Iraqi security forces on duty in May to up to 200,000 today is an enormous accomplishment, but it's not enough.
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I drink to forget I drink.
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If it was frozen, I would be able to see it. I can't look inside the tanks.
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While conservatism and self-protection might be likened to winter, night, and death, the spirit of pioneering and attempting to realize ideals evokes images of spring, morning, and birth.
