Daisaku Ikeda Quotes
We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history.

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You won't do any more housework? Then you go to the bin.
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Growing up, I was taught that a woman should lower her gaze so that men could never know her thoughts. The so-called modesty of Arab women is, in fact, a war tactic.
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'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
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If you stop being scared, that's when entropy sets in, and you may as well go home.
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Researchers looked at news programs on major broadcast and cable networks between 2008 and 2012 and found that of those labeled as domestic terrorists, 81% were identifiable as Muslims - this despite the fact that FBI reports from the period studied revealed that only 6% of domestic terrorist suspects were Muslim.
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No matter what a woman looks like, if she's confident, she's sexy.
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But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
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You have the core hip-hop, which would just be beats and breaks, more something like what you hear with DJ Premier. Then you get into the more highly produced hip-hop, which is something like what DJ Khaled does. But at some point, it starts to get kind of pop.
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I certainly feel that an adult woman has a right to determine what happens to her life and body.
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Being a woman and being gay is really a unique position in our society. I know in my experience of activism, oftentimes it makes a difference if something is women-focused. It's likely to get the attention of women much more easily.
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We set up a situation and let you interact with it and see the consequences of your choice. That's what gaming does.
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I really like to experiment. That's the only way I can work. It's instinctive.
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I'm generally competing with the ideal I have set for myself, and I've found that served me very well.
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Sound-wise, I'm really limitless in the way I write songs. Whatever comes out, comes out. Every song is completely different.
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It's easy: if you want to grow the economy, encourage job creation, and increase federal revenue, you support making bonus depreciation permanent. Permanency gives job creators the certainty they need to plan and invest in their businesses, including hiring employees.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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Well yes so far, I was recently in Germany and they had me do six book signings a day and that was too much so I had them cut it down to about three. It becomes taxing at times but its a lot of fun and you meet a lot of nice people.
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Don't try to convince your partner you are right. Instead of trying to win arguments, try to have a winning relationship!
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Your prayers are your light;
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In February of 1972, a snowstorm blew into Kansas City, and I decided to hitchhike to California. The roads were icy, snowflakes howling, and nobody would drive me to the highway, so I humped through the snow and ice and caught a ride with a concerned cop to the Kansas Turnpike.
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Those who have heard me speak from time to time know that quite often I cite the observation of that great American author, Mark Twain, who said, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.
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One thing that is likely to make you lose touch is if you keep in touch with the past too much.
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Those who don't remember the past are doomed to repeat it.
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We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history.