Daisaku Ikeda Quotes
Before comparing yourself with others, win the battle with yourself. Strive to be better today than yesterday, and better tomorrow than today.
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes.
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The road to democracy is rarely smooth, but for Egyptian women, it has been exceptionally bumpy.
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People more than ever since I can remember are concerned about being out of step and out of line with their political party and won't cross over. There is nobody, man or woman, who wants to be left out, and people are fearful of that. People are fearful of their leadership as well.
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I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.
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It's nature-nurture, right? I've been nurtured by Californians.
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Countries that intervene militarily rarely do so out of pure altruism.
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I always enjoyed movies and in hindsight I realise how captivating they were to me.
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One of the most interesting things about science fiction and fantasy is the way that the genres can offer different perspectives on matters to do with the body, the mind, medical technology, and the way we live our lives.
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That was one of those moments where I felt so confident. I played three matches in the same day.
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San Francisco, coolest place ever.
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Avoid war, because that always pushes human beings backward.
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I have mad luck. I'm super-good at games like backgammon or anything that requires rolling dice.
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As long as there is a mathematical chance, we have to keep on going.
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Iggy Pop is God, if God looked half that good with his shirt off.
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I never carry a purse. My iPhone is always with me, a credit card, and a piece of mint chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream gum.
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We have heard time and time again in the course of our work how talking can help heal the hidden challenges we can't deal with alone.
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I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy. That is a miracle in itself.
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Faith makes the uplook good, the outlook bright, the inlook favorable, and the future glorious.
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I have great admiration for the way the Americans do business. They drive a hard bargain, but once they do it, they stick to their contracts.
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A man of 25 has before him some 100,000 working hours should he retire at 65. How many of your working hours will be alive with the magnificent force of positive mental attitude? And how many of them will have the life knocked out of them with the stunning blows of negative mental attitude?
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Environmentalists and secular humanists insist that humans will destroy the planet. Corporate capitalists and many religious fundamentalists have no regard for wildlife and nature. Ultimately, this dualistic battle is based on false premises. In fact, this planet is more powerful than the human species.
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So often we don't give from our abundance. We give from what we have no use for. I have learned that God not only looks at what we give but also at what we keep.
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Before comparing yourself with others, win the battle with yourself. Strive to be better today than yesterday, and better tomorrow than today.
