288 Quotes by Daisaku Ikeda

We are responsible for our own destiny. What matters is how we improve ourselves from this moment forward.

World peace is not something that can be realized simply by politicians signing treaties, or by business leaders creating economic cooperation. True and lasting peace will be realized only by forging bonds of trust between people at the deepest level, in the depths of their very lives.

The place where you are now is vital. The path toward victory opens from where you stand.

Our hopes, desires and ambitions are powerful forces existing within us for the shaping of the future. They are the generating forces that create the future.

Self-centered anger generates evil, but wrath at social injustice becomes the driving force for reform. Strong language that censures and combats a great evil often awakens adverse reactions from society, but this must not intimidate those who believe they are right. A lion is a lion because he roars.

Hopes, dreams, faith and a sense of mission enable us to open up our lives.

Hope transforms pessimism into optimism. Hope is invincible.

In most cases, our so-called limitations are nothing more than our own decision to limit ourselves.

Those who always have a sense of appreciation and gratitude never reach an impasse in life.