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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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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I give up on spending time on these courts; I give up on practicing before the tournament I hate. I hate this.
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To be honest, making albums is really never easy. It's always a bit excruciating because there's always this fight to make it great, and then you hit these stumbling blocks along the way.
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Americans who have parents raised during the Great Depression or World War II understand how drastically things have changed on the home front. My father did not care a whit whether I liked him, and it would have been unthinkable for him to pick up my stuff. There were rules in the house, and they were enforced.
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Crucially we haven't been figuring out how to live in oneness, with the Earth & every other living thing; we have just been insanely trying to figure out how to live with each other, billions of each other, only we're not living with each other our crazy selves are living with each other, and perpetuating an epidemic of disconnection.
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Roc Nation has an army. I'm happy because this is what I needed. I have the music, but they have the muscle.
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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.
