Daisaku Ikeda Quotes
People who are rooted in the here and now, who are not defeated by their limitations, who don’t compare themselves to others, who confidently advance along their chosen path-such people are happy, such people are truly great.
Quotes to Explore
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In the last 5 years, American employers have lost over $150 billion of productivity to depression alone. That is more than the GDP of 28 different States during the same period.
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?
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I never felt popular as a child and never had best friends.
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If we do a little bit of insight into history, how many times have there been people doing hate discourse, blaming everything on a certain group of people. That really is the genesis of genocide, where it kind of sparks.
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I think happiness is a combination of pleasure, engagement and meaningfulness.
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I didn't and don't go to Internet for any business purposes. The book sales for me by this point are way beyond any influence I might have, positively, or others might have, negatively.
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I like to know that when I'm 90 years old, I'm going to be able to look at a song or poem I wrote and say, 'Wow! I remember I was so crazy about this person,' or 'I remember what that day felt like.'
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Everything you'll ever need to know is within you; the secrets of the universe are imprinted on the cells of your body.
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If 'Deadwood' had gone on another two years, I wouldn't have got as many movies made.
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Every DC or Marvel property is constantly getting reinvented because we love these characters. They're so iconic, and we want to watch them over and over again.
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I was 24 when Samori was born. His mom was 23.
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A Louisiana politician can't afford to let his animosities carry him away, and still less his principles, although there is seldom difficulty in that department.
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I will always tell the truth and do what I said I would do.
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Sometimes you have to exercise your insanity, to really make it strong.
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Those who live are those who fight.
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As long as you get your education and you stay focused, you can do anything.
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Whether people like it or not, China is incredibly important to the future of mankind. For me, this is something that we all need to have intelligent discussions about in America, in Britain, in Europe.
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The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up. That is possible for him who never argues and strives with men and facts, but in all experience retires upon himself, and looks for the ultimate cause of things in himself.
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What worries me though, is that after all those victories people don't see me as a human being anymore. I am not a machine, I have a heart beating in my chest -not an engine, there's blood in my veins- not oil. I know pain and fatigue. I can lose but I will strive to win everything.
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The problem is not that this optimistic view is wrong. By economic accounting, the optimistic view is mostly right.
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There is no one left, none but all of us.
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People who are rooted in the here and now, who are not defeated by their limitations, who don’t compare themselves to others, who confidently advance along their chosen path-such people are happy, such people are truly great.
